[gothic-l] Re: New to the list with questions

[faltin2001]

The Christian Goths called God also "Frauja", which
> means "Lord". In pre-Christian times, the Goths worshipped also
> some "demi-gods", called, according to Jordanes, "Asi" (the word is
> cognate with Old Norse As, Aesir, from a Proto-Germanic *ansu-).
>
> Francisc



Hi Francisc,

just to add, according to Jordanes/Cassiodorus the pre-Christian
devine ancestors or demi-gods were called not 'Asi' but 'Ansi' by the
Goths, which is of course, as you say, cognate with Old Norse 'As'
and Old High German 'Ans'.

BTW, the corresponding term to Gothic 'Frauja', meaning Lord is also
still used in religious German words like 'Fron-leichnam', which
means Corpus Christi.

Cheers
Dirk





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