Re: Vojing and voding

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 61831
Date: 2008-12-02

On 2008-12-02 04:59, Rick McCallister wrote:

> Isn't Voivod usually explained as "marcher lord", i.e. "war lord"? See OED

No, it's a transparent compound meaning 'warrior-leader', not unlike OE
heretoga and Ger. Herzog.

Piotr