From: tgpedersen
Message: 17948
Date: 2003-01-22
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, CeiSerith@... wrote:Irish
> > In a message dated 1/21/2003 9:31:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > jodan99@... writes:
> >
> >
> > > 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
> Eremon andBut the chances outside this group are somewhat better, cf
> > Iranian Airyaman. Any chance of that?
> >
> > David Fickett-Wilbar
>
> No chance in hell; I suggested it.
>
> Torsten