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The compound is a compound of *haljō (discussed above) and *wītjan (reconstructed from forms such as Old English witt 'right mind, wits', Old Saxon gewit 'understanding', and Gothic un-witi 'foolishness, understanding').
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The compound is a compound of *haljō (discussed above) and *wītjan (reconstructed from forms such as Old English witt 'right mind, wits', Old Saxon gewit 'understanding', and Gothic un-witi 'foolishness, understanding').
Proto-Germanic *halja-wītjan is reconstructed from Old Norse hel-víti 'hell', Old English helle-wíte 'hell-torment, hell', Old Saxon helli-wīti 'hell', and the Middle High German feminine noun helle-wīze.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Proto-Germanic *halja-wītjan is reconstructed from Old Norse hel-víti 'hell', Old English helle-wíte 'hell-torment, hell', Old Saxon helli-wīti 'hell', and the Middle High German feminine noun helle-wīze.
which would make its literal meaning "one who travels to the netherworld".
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
which would make its literal meaning "one who travels to the netherworld".
The compound is composed of two elements: *haljō and *rūnō, the Proto-Germanic precursor to Modern English rune. The second element in the Gothic haliurunnae may however instead be an agent noun from the verb rinnan ("to run, go"),
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The compound is composed of two elements: *haljō and *rūnō, the Proto-Germanic precursor to Modern English rune. The second element in the Gothic haliurunnae may however instead be an agent noun from the verb rinnan ("to run, go"),
This form is reconstructed from the Latinized Gothic plural noun *haliurunnae (attested by Jordanes; according to philologist Vladimir Orel, meaning 'witches'), Old English helle-rúne ('sorceress, necromancer', according to Orel), and Old High German helli-rūna 'magic'.
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This form is reconstructed from the Latinized Gothic plural noun *haliurunnae (attested by Jordanes; according to philologist Vladimir Orel, meaning 'witches'), Old English helle-rúne ('sorceress, necromancer', according to Orel), and Old High German helli-rūna 'magic'.
Related early Germanic terms and concepts include Proto-Germanic *halja-rūnō(n), a feminine compound noun, and *halja-wītjan, a neutral compound noun.
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Related early Germanic terms and concepts include Proto-Germanic *halja-rūnō(n), a feminine compound noun, and *halja-wītjan, a neutral compound noun.
particularly *healthy
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
particularly *healthy
that’s what we get for using an experimental knockoff of twitter. not that twitter is particularly these days
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
that’s what we get for using an experimental knockoff of twitter. not that twitter is particularly these days
Music enjoyment tends to increase with familiarity, so "like the first time" may not be strictly optimal, maybe the third or fourth time would be a better tradeoff with novelty
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM