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Re: OT: an axe to grind

From:Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...>
Date:Sunday, February 12, 2006, 19:48
Adam Walker skrev:
>>>Quoting Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...>: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>BARDA (Germanic) -- found in Walloon and Swiss >> >>French, as well >> >>>> as in Rumanian by way of Hungarian. > > > Does anyone know if this form was also current in > Norman French? I mean, it seams reasonable since it's > there in Walloon, but reasonable isn't always actual.
Perhaps in your timeline! But be aware that _barda_ isn't àny axe, but a special kind of battle-axe with a tapering edge (i.e. a "beard"). -- /BP 8^)> -- Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch at melroch dot se "Maybe" is a strange word. When mum or dad says it it means "yes", but when my big brothers say it it means "no"! (Philip Jonsson jr, age 7)

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Adam Walker <carrajena@...>