04-01-2010, 12:19 PM
Alanus wrote: The old Brut used by Nennius even claimed the Britons descended from "Alanus, the first man in Europe."
Meaning pre Germanic invasions...i.e Celtic or is Alan(us) a common Indo European root?
dashydog wrote:Their "Alan" words are nothing like those Cachwin proposes.
So what are they?
The one with the most potential was "rock". Obviously very significant, given the theological climate of the time.
There are, it seems, some loan words with Germanic origins, one of which means "precious/Darling". Cant see that nasty Alan Rufus letting anyone call him Roofie Darling as he slaughtered the Northern English!
Meaning pre Germanic invasions...i.e Celtic or is Alan(us) a common Indo European root?
dashydog wrote:Their "Alan" words are nothing like those Cachwin proposes.
So what are they?
The one with the most potential was "rock". Obviously very significant, given the theological climate of the time.
There are, it seems, some loan words with Germanic origins, one of which means "precious/Darling". Cant see that nasty Alan Rufus letting anyone call him Roofie Darling as he slaughtered the Northern English!
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