A Százdi alapítólevél nyelv- és névtörténeti forrásértékéről [The Foundation Deed of Százd Abbey as a source for historical linguistics and onomastics]

• Main Author: Kovács, Éva
• Format: Article
• Language: Hungarian
• Published: Society of Hungarian Linguistics; Institute of Hungarian Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies of ELTE University 2016-12-01
• Series: Névtani Értesítő
• Subjects: Százdi alapítólevél; történeti helynevek; 11. század; magyar; Foundation Deed of Százd Abbey; historical place names; 11th century; Hungarian
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10831/33401
• ISSN: 0139-2190; 2064-7484

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.