Re: Old Irish - ánrad(h)

Would *andhr- (sp?) "man" work????
Stream and salmon were clearly part of Irish mythology

--- Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:

> On 2008-01-20 18:16, Jack Angstreich wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know if the Old Irish word "ánrad(h)"
> -- meaning
> > "warrior", "hero", champion" -- has a
> Proto-Indo-European origin and
> > what it might be? Thank you.
>
> I've seen ánruth < áns.ruth (ánroth, ánrad) analysed
> as án 'splendid' +
> sruth 'stream'. The etymology of the first (< *a:no-
> or *ja:no-?) is
> unclear (at least to me); the latter < *sru-to- (cf.
> Skt. srutá-
> 'flowing, a flow'), from the root *sreu- flow. The
> stream was a
> conventional symbol of learning and wisdom, and as
> such was used in
> terms referring to the higher grades of any
> "profession", including both
> poet-seers and warriors.
>
> Piotr
>
>

____________________________________________________________________________________
Looking for last minute shopping deals?
Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping