Grasilda Blažienė. „Baltische Ortsnamen in Ostpreußen“

Reviews GRASILDA BLAZIENE Baltische Ortsnamen in Ostpreufen Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2005, 413 S. ISBN-10: 3515088458, ISBN-13: 9783515088459 (Hydronymia Europaea. ed. by Wolfgang P, Schmid. special volume IID) The present monograph has two prefaces: A preface is from the editor Wolfgang P. Schmid and Author of the other is the Author of the Monograph by Grasilda Blaziené. The monograph consists of two parts (the Main part and two Hanging) together. Author of the Mainly under the Title »Baltic place names in the part of Nadrauen (east of the Deime) and in the northern Sharing of Nagging, beards and Ermland (bismuth Pregel)* (S. 15-233) is Grasilda Blessed. Appendix 1 (p. 235-346) is from the Polish linguist Rozalia Tabernacle and carries the Title ,,Place names of Baltic Origin im siidlichen Part of East Prussia*. In this appendix, the Old Prussian place names in the today zu Poland gehörenden areas investigated. Der Title of the Annexes 2 (S. 347— 396) reads,,Baltic place names in Pomesania*. The monograph is accompanied by a list of the abbreviations of cited sources and relevant literature (p. 410) 397as well as a List of other Abbreviations and Special characters (S. 411-413) marked. Eine Land map East Prussia rounds off the Monograph ab. The monograph is dedicated to the founder and editor of the series, Prof. Dr. Habil. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang P. Schmid on the occasion of his beautiful Dedicated to the anniversary. In dem Main part under the Title ,,Baltic Place names im Sub-area of Nadrauens (6east of the Dime) and in the northern parts of Natangen, Barten and Ermland (until Pregel)" researched Grasilda Blaziené 746 Place names. 423 in Place names documented in various sources date back to the period before the Second World War. After the Second World War, 328 Prussian place names in the Kaliningrad region were wise and without any referenzu ce the friiheren replaced by Russian names. That the latter are also referred to in the work (e.g. Zori, Zverevo, Zeleznodorozhny, Zeludevo, Zukovka [S. 233]), is positive zu evaluate. Particularly noteworthy is also the The fact that Grasilda Blaziené in has discovered 329 places not mentioned in the historical sources by J. Gerulis and other researchers. In der Research work is such Place names with a Special characters marked before the lemma. These place names have Grasilda BlaZiené mainly and mostly handwritten Sources, den Foliants East Prussia 133 Recenzijos and those of the Teutonic Order, as well as, what is especially important, the Secrets State Archives,,Prussian Cultural Property* preserved documents and historical sources. In another part of the research, namely in Appendix 2 mentioned above, Grasilda BlaZiené examines Baltic place names in Pomesania. Interesting is the way in which the place names are presented. The place name in the sources is marked in bold and is in the form as it was used earlier. er is still used, e.g. Abschwangen or Zutawka Sztumska, including the location and the dates, all the variants documented in the historical sources are presented: Abschwangen is indicated in a document from 1365 as Appuswangen (which results in a total of 20 variants) (p. 15), Zutawka Sztumska has 33 recorded traps, starting with Pozolowe in 1249 (p. 395--396). The place names are morphologically level examined by in root morphemes, prefixes and suffixes are decomposed. The identification of the root morpheme is carried out by drawing on the etymological equivalents from the Prussian and the closest related to the latter am Languages such as Lithuanian and Latvian (if any) correspondances are available), onSerdem will naturally be the Material of other related languages, namely the Slavic and the Germanic. In most cases, the author of the monograph has succeeded in identifying the word formation and Interpret origin convincingly and zu argumentatively. Dariiber is emphasizu ze that the Verfasserin die Findings of their Vorgiinger conscientiously presented, some of which were corrected by new research data, others largely corrected, many in Fallen the Interpretations of others Researchers also refuted. Die Author refers conscientiously all known Interpretation variants of the Origin of the Place names Appuswangen (S. 15). It explains quite correctly also the Word formation of Pozolowe (1249), and by Reconstruction of *Pa-sulav-/*Pa-suldv-, wo *Paal's prefix functions (cf. lit. pa-miské) and * sulavd or *suléva as root morphem of the in Significance ,,Island“ (S. 396). That this Word of in such Meaning also of PreufSen was used, testifies to the in Saving data from Nesselmann and KurSaitis presented the Lithuanian equivalent sulava,,island, which according to Brodowski Borrowing as gulawa ,,Island* out Goldap im Preu@ischen Lithuania and from the Polish dialects. Der Place name Zinten (Kr. Heiligenbeil) is the in historical Sources as Sinthin, Czinthen (1363) u. A. belegt. Die Author reconstructs fully correctly the Archetype pr. *Zintund refers him to the preuftischen Personal names Almost (S. 233). 134 Recenzijos As an argument for such a view, the Lithuanian verb zifityti Cija, -ijo), "to insult each other, to quarrel, to argue; zegern, zögern“ (Dusetos, Daugéliskis, UZpaliai —LZ... 1037), which can be regarded as the denominative of zifitas, “someone who quarrels, fights*. In the impactful research there has long been the realization that a part of northeastern Lithuania (Zarasai, Dusetos, etc.) and the southwestern area? of the Baltic and the Prussian are connected by a pair of isoglosses. The publications financed and published by German publishers Series Hydronymia Europaea published Study ,,Baltic Place names in Eastern Prussian* from Grasilda Blaziené is to be regarded as an original and thoroughly thought-out scientific research work. 2004, pp. 263[1], ISBN 9986-16-383-8 According to the preface of the book, the authors of the book are: Simas Karaliiinas Lietuviy kalbos institutas P. Vileixio g. 5, LT-10308 Vilnius, Lietuva Giacomo Devoto Baltistikos rastai « Scritti baltistici Edited by Piero U. Dist and Boniracas Srunpxa Vilnius: Tyto alba, 2004, pp. 263[1], ISBN 9986-16-383-8 According to the preface of the book, the authors of the book are: to (p. 9) here for the first time are published all of Giacomo Devoto’s Baltistic writings which have for the most part historical significance, not only the sense of linguistic historiography but also the broader sense in of the cultural bonds between in Italy and the Baltic (particularly Lithuania). Today newer discoveries and more modern scientific methods have gone beyond the theoretical and factual statements encountered in Devoto’s writings. Nevertheless the works published here show the maturity of Italian Baltic studies attained during the interwar period and seem emphasize the direction their to further development. Devoto’s of articles are divided into two groups, (i) Linguistics and (ii) Literature and other subjects. They are published in Lithuanian translation in the first part the of *See S. Karaui0nas, Balty past in historical Saltiniai II. 1998-1999 Vilnius: Lithuanian Language Institute, 2005, 239-240, 310-311. 135