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In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki (Old Norse, both meaning "the ravenous" or "greedy one") are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin. They are attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. The pair has been compared to similar figures found in Greek, Roman and Vedic mythology, and may also be connected to beliefs surrounding the Germanic "wolf-warrior bands", the Úlfhéðnar. ==Etymology== The names ''Geri'' and ''Freki'' have been interpreted as meaning either "the greedy one" or "the ravenous one".〔Simek (2007:90; 106); Lindow (2001:120; 139).〕 The name ''Geri'' can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic adjective '' *geraz'', attested in Burgundian ''girs'', Old Norse ''gerr'' and Old High German ''ger'' or ''giri'', all of which mean "greedy".〔Orel (2003:132).〕 The name ''Freki'' can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic adjective '' *frekaz'', attested in Gothic ''faihu-friks'' "covetous, avaricious", Old Norse ''frekr'' "greedy", Old English ''frec'' "desirous, greedy, gluttonous, audacious" and Old High German ''freh'' "greedy".〔Orel (2003:113).〕 John Lindow interprets both Old Norse names as nominalized adjectives.〔Lindow (2001:120 and 139).〕 Bruce Lincoln further traces ''Geri'' back to a Proto-Indo-European stem '' *gher-'', which is the same as that found in ''Garmr'', a name referring to the hound closely associated with the events of Ragnarök.〔Lincoln (1991:99).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geri and Freki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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