Re: THEORY ago (was: Most common irregular verbs?)

René Uittenbogaard skrev:
> caeruleancentaur wrote:
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>>Interestingly, "ago" used to be a verb!  "Only the pa. pple. *agan,
>>agon, agone, ago* is common after 1300
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>>Listed as the meaning is "gone by; bygone; past.
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> Ray wrote:
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>>Yes - I know it was once 'a-gone', which was a perfect participle.
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> That's curious, because the Dutch "geleden" apparently is a past
> participle, too, from an ancient and no-longer-used verb "liden" = "to
> pass" (of time, that is; "voorbijgaan").
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> Twee dagen geleden = two days ago
There is an obsolescent Swedish verb _lida_ "pass (of time)",
nowadays mostly heard in the phrase _tiden lider_ "time flies".

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