sound translating to an *a in Early Germaic) ; the second part is a common formational morpheme of Germanic tribal names, meaning 'dwellers', as in Anglo-Saxon -ware ) [ 2 [[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boii#cite_note-1 |]]]; this combination "Boii-dwellers" may have meant "those who dwell where the Boii formerly dwelt". Homelands and Dispersal The