[gothic-l] Re: Boyar and related

[Ingemar Nordgren]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "gazariah" <brahmabull at h...> wrote:
> Hi Vladimir,
> 
> > "bo" in "bo jarl" should mean 
> > building, manor, village (cf. HG "bau", 
> > OE and Swedish "by" - village, 
> > Danish "by" - town).
> 
> Thanks for the clarification.
> 
> The word is 'by' in Swedish and Danish. As for English, the suffix 
> in names like Willoughby is generally understood as a borrowed Norse 
> element. I don't think 'by' existed as a word in Old English. Modern 
> English 'boor' (cognate with German 'Bauer' comes from Dutch; note 
> the long [u:].
> 
> In Old Norse, the word was /bu:/, spelled <bú>. It's used in the 
> Heimskringla, where we read: 'foerdhu til skipa baedhi man ok bú.' It 
> looks like this means "both men and farming," or perhaps better 
> understood as "livestock." In any case <bú> here seems to denote not 
> so much a place as an enterprise and activity.

Hi Gazariah,

There is indeed  something called 'bo' in Sweden in old administration
during Early Middle ages and possibly already during late Viking
period. It is an administrative area like a county or similar, and
there was a kings-yard centrally in every bo headed by a loyal
chieftain. The expression bojarl must most surely indicate just such a
chieftain being responsible for the bo.

Best greetings
Ingemar


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