From: tgpedersen@...
Message: 9923
Date: 2001-10-02
> --- In cybalist@..., tgpedersen@... wrote:Thirigum
> > >
> > > > From: Dr. J. G. Th. Graesse (1909)
> > > >
> > > > Orbis Latinus
> > > >
> > > > at: http://www.cuni.cz/~pribrami/ruzne/Graesse/contents.html
> > > >
> > > > Thuringia, -i, -ea, Thoringi, Thyringia, Thuringei, Toringa, -
> ia,
> > Tur-
> > > > , Taringi, Toringaba, -guba, Loringi, Duringi, -a
> > > >
> > > > Thüringen, region between Harz and Thüringerwald.
> > > >
> > > > which is interesting, since, judging by the -leben place names
> > > > (corresponding to the -lev and -löv names in Denmark (minus
> > > > Nørrejylland) and Scania), this is where "Odin" founded his
> > nation in
> > > > Germany.
> > > >
> > > > Turoni, Metropolis civitas Turonum, Turonorum, Turonensium or
> > > > Turenorum, Augusta Turonum, T(h)oronus, Turonica civitas,
> > > > Caesarodunum
> > > >
> > > > Tours, city, France (Indre-et-Loire).
> > > >
> > > > home town of the Celtic tribe of Turones, and of Gregory of
> Tours,
> > > > who also writes of the Trojan connection of the Franks
> > > >
> > > > Turicum (Helvetiorum), -gum, Thuregum, Tigurum, Duregum,
> Thuricum,
> > > > Duorum regium, Turegum, Thuricina civitas, Durae aquae,
> > > > (Zuercensis)I should perhaps point out (before someone beats me to it) that the
> > > >
> > > > Zürich, city, Switzerland.
> > > >
> > > > meaning?
> > > >
> > > > Torsten
> > > >
> > > >
> > I was just about to add Torino (presumably from a Celtic pl. gen.
> of
> > a *Turin- tribe).
> >
> > Torsten
>