Re: [tied] Re: Celtic Nuada and Gmc sax-Not

But have you considered the other -not/-not name: Fornet in the OE
plant-name "fornetes folm"? I believe Bierbaumer had a not on this in the
Botanical Lexicon of OE books.
Cheers
Steve

> On the other hand, H.R. Ellis Davidson wrote in 'Gods and Myths of
> Northern Europe", pg 60: "Saxnot could originally have been
> Sahsginot, `sword companion'"
> Ginot comes from the OGH ginoz, meaning `companion', which originally
> stems from the Germanic compound ga-nautaz, meaning `one who shares
> his possessions, comrade'. This compound derives from the even
> earlier *nautam meaning 'thing of value, possession'. Lastly *nautam
> also originates from the PIE root *neud-.