Re: Etymology of gods' names: was Myths of Hu the Sword

From: Benedict Adamson <yahoo_at_...>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:24:15 +0000


Jane Williams wrote:
...
> "called himself Helamakt, Heler the Warrior".
>
> So "makt" means "warrior"?
>
> And Hu-makt means (something) the warrior?
> So Hu alone has the "warrior" bit of the name removed? Sounds wrong,
> for him.

Hu the Sword => Hu means sword (and Death?), so Humakt means Sword-warrior.

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