[gothic-l] Re: Gothic word for King

[keth at ONLINE.NO]

Hi Francisc,

>In fact, I don't know, but it looks indeed very convenable to 
>interprete "Alaricus" as "Alareiks", "Theodericus" as "Thiudareiks" 
>etc.

I also found the Greek form:

 'AláriXos

 ' = apostroph
 A = u.c. alpha
 l = lambda
 á = accented alpha
 r = rho
 i = iota
 X = chi
 o = omicron
 s = sigma

I do not know if this tells us much more, but the apostrophe is interesting.
Getica § 117 and § 277 also has Halaricus.


Best regards
Keth



Note added :

Getica § 117 : But even if he was famous for having subdued so many, he was not satisfied before he had struck down a large part of the Herulic nation, that Halaric governed, and put the remaining ones under his rule. According to the historian Ablabius this nation lives near Maeotis marshes in swampy areas, which the Greeks call "hele" and for this reason the nation is called Heruls. It is a quick nation and therefore all the more high strung.

Getica § 117 : Sed cum tantorum servitio clarus haberetur, non passus est nisi et gentem Herulorum, quibus praeerat Halaricus, magna ex parte trucidatam reliquam suae subegeret dicioni. Nam praedicta gens, Ablavio istorico referente, iuxta Meotida palude inhabitans in locis stagnantibus, quas Greci ele vocant, Eluri nominati sunt, gens quantum velox, eo amplius superbissima.

Similar PN : Halamardus; W.Gmc.



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