From: Brian M. Scott Message: 35019 Date: 2004-11-09
At 8:45:32 AM on Tuesday, November 9, 2004, tgpedersen
wrote:
> The element *sege(s)- of Segestes and Segemerus occurs
> also in the personal name ODa. Sighar, Da. Sejr,
ODa <Sighar>, OWN <Sigarr> is from PScand *SigiharjaR or
*SigigaiRaR, hence cognate with ContGerm <Sigiheri> or OE
<Sigega:r>. This is just the familiar 'victory' theme.