Re: RV: Old English
| From: | Sally Caves <scaves@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Friday, March 31, 2000, 5:24 |
|---|
John Cowan wrote:
>
> Sally Caves wrote:
>
> > Is this a made-up word,
> > "skien"? Presumably pronounced "skeen"? Not in dictionary.
>
> A Norwegian place-name.
Oh but of course... sorry. That'll learn me to second guess
contexts. I was thinking of your earlier reference to the word
"skein."
Sally
============================================================
SALLY CAVES
scaves@frontiernet.net
http://www.frontiernet.net/~scaves (bragpage)
http://www.frontiernet.net/~scaves/teonaht.html (T. homepage)
http://www.frontiernet.net/~scaves/contents.html (all else)
=====================================================================
Niffodyr tweluenrem lis teuim an.
"The gods have retractible claws."
from _The Gospel of Bastet_
============================================================