Re: The Origins of Zürich...

On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:04:19 GMT, Heidi Graw
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"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Franz Gnaedinger wrote:
Heidi Graw wrote:

Franz, something keeps nagging at my mind: Thurs is a
word often used to mean "giant."

Thank you for this information.

In what sense is it "information"? How do you know
whether it bears any relation to reality whatsoever?

He doesn't. That's why he's going to "test" whether or
not it can bear a relation to "reality."

You misunderstood Peter's question. He's asking why Franz
should suppose that your unsupported statement is correct.

In what _language_ does "Thurs" mean 'giant'? Is that an
adjective or a noun?

General usage by English speakers who've studied the
Germanic Lore.

This is bull***.

Quite few American Asatruar speak of Thurses, meaning
giants.

How ignorant of them (assuming that you report accurately):
the plural if <þurs> is <þursar>.

Ásatrú is just one branch of Germanic neo-paganism, which in
turn is a small part of neo-paganism in general. Even if
*every* Ásatrúarmaðr used the term, that would still be a
rather small number.

What is the source of this assertion?

Google "Thurs" You'll find out in what manner the word
Thurs is being used.

Yeah: the bulk of the hits are for the standard abbreviation
of <Thursday>.
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