[gothic-l] Question about Catualda

[Alburysteve at AOL.COM]

Hi:

>  Your options might be considered thus:
>  
>  1. Raþi- "counting; number" thus Raþigaisa "Countingspear" i.e. spear on
>  which notches are cut to represent the number of enemies it has transfixed.
>  2. Raþa- "facile, effortless; ?quick" thus Raþagaisa "Easyspear" i.e. spear
>  which flies effortlessly from the hand and into the enemy's body.

"Quickspear" would be more lyrical.

>  3. Rauþa- "red" thus Rauþagaisa "Redspear"  i.e. spear stained red with
>  blood.
>  4. Hroþi- "glorious" Hroþigaisa "Gloryspear" i.e. spear of magnificent
>  craftsmanship or success in battle => Hroþgar.

Yet this would be the root used in Hrothgar?

>  Of attested Go. words, the most fitting here might be 3. as you suggest. 

Even so.

>As
>  for the gothic cognate with OE, I'm sure anyone on ANSAX or Englisc-L will
>  tell you that the OE Hroth- in Hrothgar (> Hroar, Rodger) means something
>  like glorious (cf. its cognate in Go., 4. above).

One out of two is better than I had hoped.  Most interesting.  Thanks for the 
info.

Rgds,

Steve O'Brien
Albury, Ontario

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