Re: aldric, luis, aldrin = etymology?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
wrote:

> At 8:17:28 AM on Friday, October 29, 2004, tgpedersen wrote:
>
> > Often used name of Odin in ON:
> > Allfo,Dr, alternatively Aldafo,Dr
>
> This implies that it actually occurs as <aldafo,ðr>; I don't
> believe that this is the case. I'm not actually aware even
> of an instance of <allfo,ðr>, with <all->, and de Vries says
> that it occurs only as <al->. I'm certainly willing to
> believe that there are actually a few exceptions, but it
> would seem that they *are* exceptions.
>

Falk & Terp 'Alfader':
...oldn. 'allfo,ðr', 'alfo,ðr' er en betegnelse for Odin, ogsaa
kaldet 'aldafo,ðr', d.v.s. "menneskenes fader (ie.: stamfader)".
Efter al rimelighed staar 'allfo,ðr' for *ald-fo,ðr, af 'o,ld',
f. "tid, tidsalder, menneskeslægt"...

It would have been nice if they had provided an actual quote, of
course. "Efter al rimelighed" is not exactly a compelling argument
either.

Torsten