From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 20658
Date: 2003-04-01
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From: "george knysh" <gknysh@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 10:48 PM
Subject: [tied] Ardagast/Radogost
> Other attested names:
>
> ARDABUR (Two East Roman generals of "Gotho-Alanic" stock in the 5th c.) and ARDARIC (king of the Gepidae in the 450's, instigator of the general revolt against ther sons of Attila). If ARDA means nothing in Gothic (or Germanic) might it mean something in Alanic?
I've been too hasty. PGmc. *ardaz (> OE eard) may mean 'country, native land' (cf. also OS ard 'dwelling'). It isn't attested in Wulfilan Gothic as a common noun, but the names above make excellent sense as 'land-child' and 'land-ruler'. It follows that Goth. *Ardagasts < *arda-gastiz must be admitted as a real possibility.
Piotr