[gothic-l] Re: Gothic equivalent for English 'must'
llama_nom
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Fri May 14 16:53:36 UTC 2004
--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "faltin2001" <dirk at s...> wrote:
>
> I guess Gothic 'nauths' is related to mod. German 'Not/Noetig',
when
> we say 'es tut Not' meaning 'it is necessary'.
>
> Gothic 'thaurfts' is probably related to mod. German 'Be -
> darf/Duerftig', which also indicates that something is necessary.
>
> > Gothic 'skulds' is is probably related to mod. German 'Schuld'.
> Just guessing around ...
>
> Cheers
> Dirk
Right on all counts, I think. Also, Skuld, the name of a norn...
Llama Nom
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