Re: [tied] Re: Ermanariks

From: george knysh
Message: 12146
Date: 2002-01-24

--- Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> No, it's Ermana-ri:ks (*a�rmana-reiks in
> Wulfila-style
> spelling).

*****GK: Sorry to have confused "-" and ":"******

The name is echt Germanic. The Old
> English
> equivalent is Eormenri:c, and there was a king of
> Kent with
> that name. I think the Germanic intensifying element
> seen in
> Goth. ermana- : OHG irmen- : OE eormen- : ON j�rmun-
> has
> been discussed on this list before. The meaning of
> the name
> is 'Superking'.
>
> Piotr


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