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Re: USAGE: 2nd pers. pron. for God

From:Pavel Iosad <pavel_iosad@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 11, 2002, 17:47
Hello,

> By the way, can anyone fill me in on the etymology of [Swedish] "Ni"?
IIRC the _n_ is the ending of 2pl older verb forms. Sort of like the Bulgarian _vi jeste_ (you (pl.) are) > _vije ste_. Pavel -- Pavel Iosad pavel_iosad@mail.ru Is mall a mharcaicheas am fear a bheachdaicheas --Scottish proverb