RE: [gothic-l] Re: blótlundr coganate

[Alfta]

Greetings all!

I wanted to drop a quick note to say thanks to everyone that replied to
my query.  It was much appreciated and very helpful.

regards,

- Alfta
Northvegr: The Northern Way
http://www.northvegr.org <http://www.northvegr.org/>


-----Original Message-----
From: Francisc Czobor [mailto:fericzobor at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:31 AM
To: gothic-l at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [gothic-l] Re: blótlundr coganate

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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