[ANSTHRLD] Germanis Name Construction (?)

Teceangl tierna at agora.rdrop.com
Mon Apr 1 01:03:27 PST 2002


> Is there a Herald among us who is particularly knowledgeable in Germanic
> grammar and construction?

No, but I can muddle.

> I have a request from one of my constituents for " Mathias der Starke ",
> or translated as Mathias, the Strong.
> A.) is this a proper format, and if so,

It is, at least for modern German.  Bahlow dates Starke as a descriptor
for a person back to 1270.  Looks acceptable as a byname, though the
uses in Bahlow were "der starke <name>"

> B.) does anyone know of a conflict?

None.

- Teceangl
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