Da jætten Koljo rejste rundt i verden

Nedenstående artikel blev bragt 13. februar 2015 i Finlands – og Nordens – største avis, Helsingin Sanomat. Den er her oversat til dansk af artiklens forfatter, Lauri Dammert. Oversættelsen, der er let bearbejdet af Adam Hyllested, bringes med tilladelse fra avisen. Urfinsk lånte ord til germansk og keltisk De Continue reading Da jætten Koljo rejste rundt i verden

When morphological analysis produces knowledge on ancient societies

At the research centre Roots of Europe – Language, Culture, and Migrations the majority of scholars dealing with the first of the three branches, language, is concerned mainly with morphology. Within this field of study, focus mainly lies with nominal Continue reading When morphological analysis produces knowledge on ancient societies

Health and illness in Prehistoric Europe: Linguistic evidence of beliefs in preventive care, causes and treatments

 To stay sound and healthy is obviously one of man’s timeless concerns. Most early societies seem to have believed that diseases could have both natural and supernatural causes. Blame was often heaped upon evil spirits that had entered into the Continue reading Health and illness in Prehistoric Europe: Linguistic evidence of beliefs in preventive care, causes and treatments

Sø kom der ein hjasi høppande forbi…

In my dissertation ‘The Proto-Germanic n-stems’, I have presented evidence suggesting that a number of Germanic n-stems retained the root ablaut of the original PIE paradigm. In most cases, this paradigmatic alternation usually is not directly attested, but must nevertheless be reconstructed on Continue reading Sø kom der ein hjasi høppande forbi…

Call for Papers: Etymology and the European Lexicon

Etymology and the European Lexicon 14th Congress of the Indogermanische Gesellschaft University of Copenhagen, 17-22 September 2012       Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the 14th Congress (Fachtagung) of the Indogermanische Gesellschaft / Society for Indo-European Studies Continue reading Call for Papers: Etymology and the European Lexicon

Sproget afslører Odins alder

”…og gjorde Danerne kristne”, står der på Den Store Jellingsten, der er blevet kaldt Danmarks dåbsattest, og som markerer indførelsen af kristendommen i det hedenske Norden. Den førkristne, nordiske mytologi er dog blevet ved med at spille en betydelig rolle Continue reading Sproget afslører Odins alder