Re: [tied] Nerthus, Mannus, Tuisto and Semnones

At 11:38:38 PM on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, Michael J Smith
wrote:

> Question:

> Is the -us ending in the Germanic deities Nerthus and
> Mannus recorded by Tacitus Latin Nominative? What would
> they have originally been in Germanic? Nertha or Nerth and
> Manna or Mann?

ON <Niörðr> suggests */nerþuz/, if I have the sound changes
right. If <Mannus> is etymologically 'man', I believe that
the Gmc. form is */mannz/. (Both in the nom. sing.)

Brian