> I thought in a relation between -spell and Latin splendor "shine",
something
> like *sp(H)el- to blaze, to burn, to shine.
Mm, the semantics seem to fit the fact that Muspellheim is a hot and
burning place. And it's also said in gylfaginning 51 that the army of
Muspells sons is shiningly bright.
But is there any cognates to *sp(H)el closer to the North than latin?
And without the d?
What does Mu mean then?
Best wishes
Anders
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