Re: [tied] Re: Sauil, God or Goddess?

From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 36656
Date: 2005-03-05

But is there any evidence that Goths worshipped the Sun as a goddes or a god?
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Wordingham
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: Sauil, God or Goddess?


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, João Simões Lopes Filho
<josimo70@......> wrote:
> Gothic sauil "sun".
>
> What is its declension and gender?

If I understand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/16883
properly, it's l/n heteroclitic.  Alas, I know nothing more that that
meagre gem, unless Gothic _sunno:_ 'sun' is supposed to contribute
some case-forms.

Richard.