Neo-gothic poem needs help

Fredrik gadrauhts at HOTMAIL.COM
Tue Aug 30 10:20:55 UTC 2005


I would too guess dráumjan as wv I. Perhaps it would be dráugman, but 
im not sure. As a noun it might be dráums, but what if it comes from 
draumjaz, then it would be dráumeis.
Maybe your first line could be as follows:
(Ik) dráumida bi...+ acc (i guess)

 
> Arthur Jones <arthurobin2002 at y...> wrote:Hails.
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> I am writing a neo-gothic poem in English and Ulfilan Gothic. It is 
inspired by one of many depressing events that happened to Greuthungi 
around 280-300 a.d. 
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> This verse, entitled Lady Ranilo's Dream , is proving difficult for 
me to write in Gothic. In fact, I am in over my head, not an unusual 
occurrence for me. the poem begins
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> "I dreamt of raging borderlords
> Whose wrath consumed the plains
> For ancient wrongs, hard-riding hordes
> Did burn, and burn again."
> 
> Trouble is, I cannot find a Gothic word for dream, neither noun nor 
verb. Have I been looking in all the wrong places? I ask your 
assistance.
> 
> If we don't have an attested word handy, I will suggest something 
like draum(s)/draumjan which could arguably be consistent with the 
West Germanic and North Germanic expressions, as to conjugation, 
anticipation of umlaut, etc.
> 
> Many thanks for your kind help.
> 
> Airangaisareiks
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