Re: [tied] Re: Language - Area - Routes

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 5945
Date: 2001-02-06

It would have been Audawakrs in Gothic. Same as Old English Eadwacer (as in the famous poem "Wolf and Eadwacer"): 'Wealth-watchful' or 'Blessing-watchful', i.e. guarding his wealth or good fortune.
 
Piotr
 
 
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From: S.Tarasovas@...
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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 7:04 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Language - Area - Routes

If you are not sure about whether Odoacer is a Germanic name, may be
somebody (Piotr?) can provide us with it's etymology?