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Re: Genitive relationships (WAS: Construct States)

From:Josh Brandt-Young <neonwave7@...>
Date:Thursday, March 11, 1999, 2:25
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:02:35 -0600 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> writes:

>Not quite. The original form was "askan"
Make that "ascian." I'd like to know what happened to the I's in these verbs ("lufian" also, for example). It seems odd that they should have just disappeared instead of turning into approximants or something. ---------- Josh Brandt-Young <neonwave7@...> http://geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6073/ "After the tempest, I behold, once more, the weasel." (Mispronunciation of Ancient Greek) ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]