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Re: Gweinic Description: Phonology and Roots (Corrections)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Saturday, June 3, 2000, 19:40
Anthony M. Miles scripsit:

> labhn- 'Create' is properly only used if one is making something out > of nothing. Hence colloquial derogatory term for 'to lie' (now that's > weird).
IIRC there is a Norwegian word meaning both "poet" and "liar" depending on context. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org Yes, I know the message date is bogus. I can't help it. --me, on far too many occasions