A Százdi alapítólevél nyelv- és névtörténeti forrásértékéről
Megjelenés dátuma: 2016
Kulcsszó: Foundation Deed of Százd Abbey
historical place names
11th century
Hungarian
Százdi alapítólevél
történeti helynevek
11. század
magyar
historical place names
11th century
Hungarian
Százdi alapítólevél
történeti helynevek
11. század
magyar
Abstract:
ÉVA KOVÁCS, The Foundation Deed of Százd Abbey as a source for historical
linguistics and onomastics
The paper examines the Foundation Deed of Százd Abbey, an important, albeit until recently
neglected, 11th-century linguistic record as a source for historical linguistics. Following an overview of the relevant literature, the paper studies the foundation and the estates of the Százd monastery,
and also reports on the authenticity and the circumstances of the compilation of the charter. The
author attempts to localize the building of the abbey and explains the etymology of the toponym
Szá(s)z(d). Despite the 1067/1267 Foundation Deed of Százd Abbey being an interpolated charter
(i.e. a charter including later insertions), through a recently coined new methodological approach
(i.e. separating the chronological layers), the charter may be accepted as an important and authentic
source in historical linguistics. The majority of the deed has been found genuine in the literature;
later insertions have only been identified in the second part of the charter. A thorough examination
of the 1067 charter and a systematic comparison with other 11th-century sources provides researches
a picture of the language used in the second half of 11th century, the period in which the charter
was compiled. As a result of the interdisciplinary nature of such research, the results of the survey
may also be utilized in other disciplines focusing on the history of the Hungarian people.