From: Torsten
Message: 66637
Date: 2010-09-23
>Another -gist for -gast
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > The name appears in DB as <Friguist>, <Fredgist>, and
> > > <Fregist>, in Lancs., Yorks., and Northants. It appears to
> > > be a borrowing of ON *<Friðgestr>, ODan <Fredegæst>; while
> > > <Friðgestr> isn't recorded in OWN sources, several other
> > > names in <-gestr> are. The late <Fred-> spellings are
> > > influenced by WFrank. names in <Fred(e)->, doubtless
> > > including <Fredegis>. <Eregist> and <Erithegistus> are
> > > apparently just errors for <Fregist> and <Frithegistus>.
> >
> > That is possible. I'll have to fall back on *harja-gist-
> >
> Then I found this. Hm.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negau_helmet
>
> The straightforward interpretation of the inscription
> 'harikastiteiva\\\ip'
> is "Harigast god", or (a-hm) "Ariovistus god".
> That is of course not true.
>