Die Faszination des Verborgenen und seine Entschlüsselung: Rāði sār kunni
Book subtitle
Beiträge zur Runologie, skandinavistischen Mediävisten und germanischen Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN
9783110547382
ISBN (electronic)
9783110548136
9783110547573
Series
Ergänzungshefte zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde
Pages (from-to)
291-298
Publisher
Berlin: De Gruyter
Organisations
Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract
The runic inscription from Bergakker (Netherlands) presents some puzzles. First of all, it exhibits a rune form not attested elsewhere which presumably has to be understood as a variant of a u-rune. Furthermore, there is the combination wa, where the a-rune was carved before the w-rune. Although it has often been assumed that the language of the inscription is East Germanic, this article emphasizes that its language might also be regarded as an early stage of West Germanic.