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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:
>
> Istvo is usually considered to be a variant (or a corrupted
transcription) of Istro, from *Istraz < *Is-ro- "rapid, quick,
coherent to Thor's qualities.
Joao,
My thanks for your continued response. I am unfamiliar with *Is-ro- ,
nor can I find any similar roots in the AHDIER. Could you direct me
to a source?
Furthermore, while "rapid and quick" might be applicable to Thor,
they are not adjectives which seem really intensely linked with his
character.
*IF* the oft cited (and now well disputed) theory that Lodur = Loki
(and Loki = Agni) were true, one would think rapid & quick to be much
more suited to Loki.
Of course, as I said the equating of Lodur and Loki has been fairly
well refuted - it was simply an example.
Sincerely,
Aydan