Re: [tied] Ardagast/Radogost

Perhaps Alanic Arda- "law, truth", cf. Persian arta-, Sanskrit r.ta.

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From: Brian M. Scott <BMScott@...>
To: george knysh <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Ardagast/Radogost


> At 3:48:48 PM on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, george knysh wrote:
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> > Other attested names:
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> > 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?
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> There's an <Ardaricus ispanus> 812 in what appears to be a
> Catalonian source. I've seen a suggestion that the
> prototheme is related to OE <eard> 'earth, land, cultivated
> ground, native place', OS <ard> 'Boden, Gut, Heimat', ON
> <örð> 'harvest'.
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> Brian
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