Re[2]: [tied] Re: Djilas

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 57979
Date: 2008-04-25

At 8:29:28 PM on Thursday, April 24, 2008, Rick McCallister
wrote:

[...]

> David is "beloved", right? i.e. "Beloved of God?" and
> Helge/Oleg/Oleh is "holy"

ON <Helgi> is indeed a weak side-form of <heilagr> 'holy',
an original byname that became a (very common) forename.

Brian