[gothic-l] Names of Amals

[Bertil Haggman]

This is great. It really gets the list back to
what it was created for: the Gothic language.

Gothically

Bertil

> I've forgotten which message contained the attempts at
> translating the latinized gothic names in the amalic genealogy,
> if there ever was one. The yahoogroups archive search did not
> avail much. I'd be interested in seeing your conclusions in this matter.
>
> I include my own guesses & translation:
>
> Gapt = ? Gaut
> Hulmul = Hulmuls "Holm-like", Hulmalhs "Holm-temple", Hilmuls "Helmet"
> Amal = Amals "Brave"
> Isarnis = Eisarneins "Made of Iron"
> Ostrogotha = Austraguta "Shining-Goth"
> Fastida = Gpc. Fastitha ?"Firmness, Protection"
> Hunuil = Huniwiljis or Huniwilja "Hun-desire" (though Go. 'huns'
> "[young] bear")
> Athal = Athals "Noble of Lineage"
> Achiulf, = Agiwulfs "Sword-Wolf" or "Terror-Wolf", Ahawulfs
> "Mindful-Wolf", Agilawulfs "Boar-Wolf"
> Oduulf = Audawulfs "Fortune-Wolf"
> Ermanaric = Airmanar[e]iks "Great Ruler"
> Ediulf = Aidawulfs "Fire-Wolf", Ai?awulfs "Oath-Wolf", Hai?iwulfs
> "Heath-Wolf"
> Ansila = Ansula "Little-God" (or -Demon or -Spirit), Ansila
> "Little-Plank"
> Vultuulf = Wulthuwulfs "Glory-Wolf"
> Sunhild = Sunihilds, -hildis "Truth-battle, Sonahilds "Atoning-Battle"
> Swanahilds "Swan-Battle"
> Valaravans = Walahrafns "War-Raven" or "Raven of the Slain", Walabrands
> "Battle-Sword" or "-Fire"
> Vidimer = Weidamers "Wide-Famous" (or -merei "-Fame")
> Vinitharius = Winithharja? "Wend-Warrior"
> Vandalarius = Wandalharja? "Vandal-Warrior"
> Boz
> Balamber
> Thorismund = Thaurismunds "Giant-Ward"
> Videricus = Weidar[e]iks "Wide-Ruler"
> Valdamerca = Waldamarka "Rule-Sign" or "Rule-March"
> Valamir = Walamers "War-Famed"
> Thiudimir = Thiudamers "Folk-Famed"
> Theoderic = Thiudar[e]iks "Folk-Ruler"
> Odoacer = Audawakrs "Fortune-Watchful" or "Fortune-Brave"
> Amalafrida = Amalafrith[?w]a (fem.) Brave-Peace (prob. understood as
> Amal-Reconciliation)
> Amalaberga = Amalabairga "Brave-Shelter" or "Amal-Preservation"
> Audoin = Audawins "Fortune-Friend"
> Alboin = Albawins "Elf-Friend"
> Amalasuintha = Amalaswintha (fem.) "Brave-strong" or "Amal-strong"
> Athalaric = Athalar[e]iks "Noble Ruler"
> Thiudimund = Thiudamunds "Folk-Ward"
> Theodgotha = Thiudaguta "Folk-Goth"
> Amalaric = Amalar[e]iks "Brave-Ruler" or "Amal-Ruler"
> Aidoingus = ? Aidawiggs "Fire-?", Haidu-Iggws ? "Ing of Custom" ?
> Ai?a-Iggws "Ing of Oath"
> Tuluin, = Tulguwins "Firm-Friend"
> Theodehad = Thiudahathus "Folk-Struggle"
> Thiudegisklos = ? Thiudageisls "Folk-Hostage" or "Folk-?Spear"
> Thiudinanda = Thiudanantha (fem.) "Folk-strong"
> Gesimund = Gaisamunds or Geisamunds "Spear-Ward"
> Giso = ? Geiso- "Spear-"
> Gunthigis = Guntheigs "Warlike", Gunthigeis "War-Spear"
> Hunimund = Hunimunds "Hun-Ward" or "Bear-Protection"
> Andela = Anthila "Little-Ghost" or "Little-End", Handila "Little-Hand"
> Andagis = Anthageis "End-Spear" (= ? "Spear-point"), Handugei "Wise One"
>
> Eutharic = Iuthareiks "Descendent-Ruler", Audareiks "Fortune-Ruler"
> Beremund = Baira- or Beramunds "Bear-Ward"
> Sidimund = Sidumunds "Custom-Ward"
> Sigeric = Sigu- or Sigisreiks "Victory-Ruler"



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