Mistlore

Interpretatio germanica is the practice by the Germanic peoples of identifying Greco-Roman gods with the names of Germanic deities. According to Rudolf Simek, this occurred around the 1st century of the common era, when both cultures came into closer contact. Some evidence for interpretatio germanica exists in the Germanic translations of the Roman names for the days of the week. Rudolf Simek emphasizes the paucity of evidence and notes that comparison with Roman gods is insufficient to reconstruct ancient Germanic gods and equate them definitively with those of later Norse mythology.

Basic abbreviations:

• OE = Old English
• NHG = New High German
• Du. = Dutch

For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Offshortenings.

On Gods

English	Class	Anglish (Attested)	Anglish (Unattested)
Æsir	pn	-	Oses (<OE ōs, cf. Oswald)
Anhangá	pn	-	Rudlandish Hell
Anubis	pn	-	Egiptish Balday
Aphrodite	pn	Frodlandish Fry	-
Apollo	pn	-	Romish/Frodlandish Balday
Aurora	pn	Romish Easter	-
Bacchus	pn	Romish Ingwine	-
Baldr	pn	Balday (<OE Bældæg)	-
Bastet	pn	-	Egiptish Gevion
Bragi	pn	Bray	-
Ceuci	pn	-	Rudlandish Lady Mary
Dionysus	pn	Frodlandish Ingwine	-
Eos	pn	Frodlandish Easter	-
Forseti	pn	Vorset, Foresitter	=
Frejya	pn	Frey	-
Freyr	pn	Frea	-
Frigga	pn	Fry	-
Guaraci	pn	-	Rudlandish Sun
Hades	pn	Frodlandish Hell	-
Hathor	pn	-	Egiptish Frey
Helios	pn	Frodlandish Sun	-
Heimdallr	pn	Hamdal	-
Hera	pn	Frodlandish Frey	-
Hermóðr	pn	Hermod	-
Horus	pn	-	Egiptish Thunder, Thur
Höðr	pn	Hod	-
Hœnir	pn	Honner	-
Huitzilopochtli	pn	-	Moonsnavelish Sun
Isis	pn	-	Egiptish Woden, Wedne
Jaci	pn	-	Rudlandish Moon
Juno	pn	Romish Frey	-
Jupiter	pn	Romish Thunder, Thur	-
Logi	pn	-	Loy
Loki	pn	-	Loke
Luna	pn	Romish Moon	-
Mars	pn	Romish Tue	-
Magni	pn	Main	-
Máni	pn	Moon	-
Mercury	pn	Romish Woden, Wedne (pr. wen)	-
Metztli	pn	-	Moonsnavelish Moon
Mixcoatl	pn	-	Moonsnavelish Tue
Móði	pn	Mode	-
Nephthys	pn	-	Egiptish Hell
Neptune	pn	Romish Nearth, Wade	-
Nike	pn	Frodlandish Reth	-
Njörðr	pn	Nord	-
Osiris	pn	-	Egiptish Hilder
Óðinn	pn	Woden, Wedne (pr. wen)	-
Olympians	pn	The Twelve Frodlandish/Romish Gods	-
Pluto	pn	Romish Hell	-
Quetzalcoatl	pn	-	Moonsnavelish Nord
Ra	pn	-	Egiptish Sun
Saturn	pn	Romish Sib	-
Sekhmet	pn	-	Egiptish Tue
Selene	pn	Frodlandish Moon	-
Set	pn	-	Egiptish Loke
Sol	pn	Romish Sun	-
Sumé	pn	-	Rudlandish Fry, Frey
Tezcatlipoca	pn	-	Moonsnavelish Woden, Wedne (pr. wen)
Thoth	pn	-	Egiptish Moon
Tlaloc	pn	-	Moonsnavelish Thunder, Thur
Tupã	pn	-	Rudlandish Thunder, Rudlandish Thur
Týr	pn	Tue	-
Ullr	pn	Wulder	-
Uranus	pn	Romish Ing	-
Váli	pn	Wole, Wool	-
Vanir	pn	-	Wanes
Vé	pn	Wee	-
Venus	pn	Romish Fry	-
Victoria	pn	Romish Reth	-
Vili	pn	Will	-
Víðarr	pn	Widder	-
Volcan	pn	Romish Loy	-
Zeus	pn	Frodlandish Thunder, Frodlandish Thur	-

On Happenings

English	Class	Anglish (Attested)	Anglish (Unattested)
Fimbulvetr	n	-	-
Hjaðningavíg	n	-	-
Ragnarök	n	-	Reinrake (<OE regn, + OE racu)

On Ords

English	Class	Anglish (Attested)	Anglish (Unattested)
Alfheim	n	-	Elfland, Elfham
Bifröst	n	-	Bive-rest, Biverest, Bivrest
Folkvangr	n	-	Folkswong
Ginnungagap	n	-	-
Hel	n	underworld, hell	-
Hvergelmir	n	-	-
Jötunheimr	n	-	Ettinham
Ljosalfheim	n	-	Light-Elf Land, Lightelfham
Midgard	n	Middle-earth	Midyard
Mímisbrunnr	n	-	-
Múspellsheimr	n	-	-
Niðavellir	n	-	-
Niflheim	n	-	-
Thrudvang	n	-	Thrithwong
Urðarbrunnr	n	-	-
Valhalla	n	-	Walhall (<ME wal, + hall)
Vanaheimr	n	-	Waneham
Vígríðr	n	-	Wyeride
Ydalir	n	Yewdale, Udale	-
Yggdrasil	n	World Tree	Eytreesile (<ON Yggdrasil)

On Things

English	Class	Anglish (Attested)	Anglish (Unattested)
Gjallarhorn	n	Yellinghorn	-

On Wights

English	Class	Anglish (Attested)	Anglish (Unattested)
Valkyrie	n	-	Walkury (<ME walkyrie)