Gepanta

[Budelberger, Richard]

6 nivôse an CCXIV (le 26 décembre 2005 d. c.-d. c. g.), 01h35.

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Envoyé : dimanche 25 décembre 2005 11:01
Objet : [gothic-l] Re: Gepanta

> More on Gepanta - Gepid:
>
> Cleasby/Vigfusson have an entry:
>
> "GAUFA, að, (and gauf, n., gaufari, a, in.), to saunter, be sluggish,
> freq. akin to gafi, cp. Goth, gepanta in a reference by Jornandes --
> iiam lingua eoruin 'pigra' gepanta dicitur,

    « nam lingua eorum « pigra » /gepanta/ dicitur » [OCR !]

> whence ' Gcpidi, '

    « Gepidi » [OCR !]

> the name of an ancient Teut. people."
>
> Gaufa in OIc. should have shown Go. *gaupan - gaupanda. Or? The greek
> word for Gepids (Gepaides) shows a long e (eta) on the first syllable
> and an acute tone or accent on the penult.

    « Γηπαίδες » ; lat. « Gēpĭdae »/« Gīpĭdae ».

> Any other explanations for the Gepids' name?
>
>
>
> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, jdm314 at a... wrote:
>>
>> jdm31- at aol.com wrote:
>> original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/gothic-l/?start=785
>>>
>>> Gepanta (gepantus?) is obviously later Latin.
>>> Cannot find it in my Latin-Swedish dictionary.
>>> Am contacting an expert in the field to see
>>> what he comes up with.
>>
>> It occurs in the Getica, which is supposed to have been published in
>> 551 AD, so yes, it is late. Furthermore, it isn't Latin, it's a supposedly
>> Gothic word quoted in a Latin text. Therefore it is not surprising
>>  if you cannot find it.
>>
>> -Ïusteinus





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