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

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From: Lightcastle <light.castle_at_...>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:50:42 -0500

And Humath then means Sword Storm? That might make sense. That would make Hu that Issaries faces "The Sword of the Nine Silences", which is an interesting turn of phrase.
LC

On Tuesday 14 March 2006 8:24 am, Benedict Adamson wrote:
> > 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.