Re: Old English Questions
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, April 25, 2002, 5:50 |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Clint Jackson Baker" <litrex1@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Old English Questions
> All I know about question 3 is that in OE there were
> three different verbs for "to be". They ultimately
> blended into one verb, which is why the modern form is
> such an irregular verb.
>
Indeed....after some research, I have come up with this:
from *H1es- , to be
am, from *H1es-m
is, from *H1es-t
sindon, from *H1es-nt
from *H1er, to move
art, from *H1er-t (third person, oddly)
are, from *H1er-t too
from *H2wes, to live
was, from *H2wos-
from *bhwi-to be
be, from *bhwij-onom
Hmmm...that's 4 verbs...oh well, never mind