[gothic-l] Re: blótlundr coganate

[Francisc Czobor]

Hello!

Etymologically speaking, the cognate of the first half of the 
compound, blót-, is the attested Gothic verb blótan "to adore", 
whence the noun blótinassus "adoration, worship". For the second 
part, lundr "grove", the Gothic cognate should be probably *lunds, 
but it is not attested in the extant Gothic texts.
But, semantically speaking, it is possible that what the Norse people 
called "blótlundr" was called "alhs" by the Goths.

Francisc


--- In gothic-l at y..., "Alfta" <alfta at w...> wrote:
> Greetings all,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a Gothic cognate for 
the Old
> Norse "blótlundr" – used to mean a sacred grove.  Turville-Petre 
says
> (quoting from chapter 12 of Myth and Religion of the North – quote
> included below) that "alhs" may be related to words meaning "holy
>  grove."  Does anyone have any ideas on this?
> 
> regards,
> 
> - Alfta
> Northvegr: The Northern Way
> http://www.northvegr.org <http://www.northvegr.org/>
> 
> 
> "It is noteworthy that words used in Germanic languages for `place 
of
> worship' or `temple' often had the meaning `grove' as well. The 
O.H.G.
> harug is rendered in Latin as fanum, lucus, nemus, and the 
corresponding
> O.E. hearg, commonly used for `temple' or `idol', also had the 
meaning
> `grove'. The O.E. hearu and words related to it alternate between 
such
> meanings as `forest, holy grove, temple'. The Gothic alhs (temple) 
is
> said also to be related to words which mean `holy grove'. (2)"
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


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