Re: Cant (was: Question about Romlangs/CeltiConlangs)

Quoting John Cowan <jcowan@...>:

> Thomas R. Wier scripsit:
>
> > It's first attested in the 14th century, and the lexicographers
> > assume it's from Middle Low German _kant_.
>
> No, that's the dialect adjective "cant" = "lively", which is unrelated.
> See my previous posting or m-w.com.
You are of course correct.  I really shouldn't write when tired
so often... ;(

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