- he was
known as Ēarendel in Old English,
Aurendil in Old High German,
Auriwandalo in Lombardic, and
possibly as
auzandil in Gothic. An Old
Danish Latinized...
-
aware of the name's
Germanic cognates (Old
Norse Aurvandill,
Lombardic Auriwandalo); the
question why the Old
English rather than the
Lombardic or Proto-Germanic...
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further discussion. *Auza-wanđilaz – OE Ēarendel, OHG Aurendil, Lomb.
Auriwandalo ON
Aurvandil Goth.
auzandil Probably a
compound of PGmc *auzom ('shiny...
- "dawn, ray of light", Old High German: Aurendil, Orentil; Lombardic:
Auriwandalo, Gothic:
auzandil (𐌰𐌿𐌶𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌻),
Morning Star,
Lucifer ("light-bringer")...
