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Wow - I will ponder this and reply. What an outstanding topic.

In German, at least, “Hacke(n)” refers to the heel (English “hock(s))

It's difficult to respond to such well-thought out comments, but I have my doubts about the suggestions. A) We use "lords" in other contexts (BURCH​.HÉRAN); B) I believe the meaning of small-g "god"/false "god" goes missing if we substituted "lords" (e.g. for ...

Great topic. Excellent summary by Coco and great input from phi as well. I’m writing this without being able to look back at your responses, but I agree with the argument that Fryan is a quasi-Latinization. In fact, if I were to choose that form, I would go for phi’s/ChatGPT’s “Fryian”. The plural/p...

I agree Coco, that it was odd how little he actually referred to OL,

The top one reminds me of a (young version) of a Skipper friend in Franeker. I'll have to get him to wear a phrygian cap and take a photo to compare!!

My personal goal for this translation has been stated clearly: “to make the source language accessible so that it can be read directly”. The language used is proper English. The syntax and word choice are designed to form a linguistic bridge from English to Fryas, as well as being pleasurable to rea...

Yet “Fackel“ is still the German word for torch, so the connection still stands.

This post is pure speculation, or shall we say a hypothesis: that the modern cognate of the word “Foddik” is “fetish” (a cult object believed to be imbued with supernatural powers).
I have no evidence other than the similarities between the words themselves and their meanings.

Nice. I’ve been interested in Wieringen recently as the location of the Toletmark [page 60 manuscript]. Indeed, I wonder if that market on the Flee Lake is where we get the word “flea market “!!