From: CeiSerith@...
Message: 17939
Date: 2003-01-22
Irmin- is very common in Visigothic onomastic (Irminagilds, Irminareiks,
etc). *Irmins could be a Gothic allonym for *Wo:dans.
I've seen it suggested that the OE irmin- is cognate with Irish Eremon and Iranian Airyaman. Any chance of that?
David Fickett-Wilbar