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Re: Nice find

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 2, 2001, 23:33
CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>It's online?? Where? Where!?
No, it's not online, i searched for it through Interlibrary loan at my university. THis particular book belongs to UC Irvine.
> > > >I'm sure Elsevier only contains the most scrupulous scholarship-- but IMHO >that etymology seems worthy of St. Isidore of Seville (e.g. vulpes 'fox' < >vul = vol(a)- 'fly' and pes 'foot', "fleet of foot". Right) ;-)
I dont know, it sounds quite plausible: abre ojos! - open (your) eyes!, or "watch out!" ____________________________________________ Some of us tow the line Some of us are out of reach Everybody party time Some of us, will never sleep again... - Gorillaz