Abstract
The article argues for a common etymology for Old Norse Brokkr and Sanskrit Bhr̥gu-, the names of two characters attested in two Norse and Indic mythical narratives which share comparable phraseology, narrative structures and ritual associations; the Norse myth’s connection with an archaeological artefact is discussed as well. Both names are traced back to a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)bhr̥(h2)g- ‘crackle, roar’, which may be reconstructed inter alia by comparing Greek and Vedic formations such as Greek baru-spháragos ‘with heavy roar’ : Vedic giri-bhráj- ‘heavy roaring’, Greek anemo-spháragos ‘with roar of winds’ : Vedic vā́ta-bhrajas- ‘with roaring of winds’, and Greek spharagéomai ‘crackle’ : Vedic sphūrjáya- ‘id.’, bhūrjáya- ‘id.’.
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Proceedings of the 28th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference. Los Angeles, November 11th and 12th, 2016 |
Pagine | 71-93 |
Numero di pagine | 23 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2018 |
Evento | 28th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference - University of California, Los Angeles Durata: 11 nov 2016 → 12 nov 2016 |
Convegno
Convegno | 28th Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference |
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Città | University of California, Los Angeles |
Periodo | 11/11/16 → 12/11/16 |
Keywords
- Linguistics, historical, comparative, Germanic, Indo-European, Old Norse, Icelandic, Sanskrit, Vedic, Greek, Homeric, Poetics, Mythology.