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Re: RV: Old English

From:Sally Caves <scaves@...>
Date:Thursday, March 30, 2000, 21:46
John Cowan wrote:
> > BP Jonsson wrote: > > > Agree. How would you Anglos pronounce Skien, BTW? > > The regular pronunciation of "ie", except finally, is /i:/, so /ski:n/ would > be expected. (Derivatives of words with final "ie", like "dies", are an > exception.)
Am I becoming dyslexic? I had always assumed this word was spelled "skein" and pronounced "skane." Dictionary: confirmed. Is this a made-up word, "skien"? Presumably pronounced "skeen"? Not in dictionary. Sorry, 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_ ============================================================