Re: New Brithenig words, part Deux.

At 21:21 2001-05-25 +1200, you wrote:

> > >Hmm. Old French didn't have "escargot", it had limaçon, augmentive of VL
> > >"limacea", CL limax. That'd be Brithenig llefag' or llefagen. That's what
> > >I've used for Jelbäzech, limäch. The Arvorec for snail is malwon, slug is
> > >levaec.
> > >
>That's a possibility.  Di llo llefag' per lla guin, galch yn?  I wonder
>if there is a connect with Italian lumaca.  I haven't been able to find
>any good resource on Italian.
Dixit Meyer-Lüebke:

**límáceus, -a**: "Schnecke" ("snail"):
Old Italian: lumaccia
Veronese: limatso
French: limase, limaçon
West French: limá, lümá
Provençal: limatz, limasa
Asturian: limaz
Spanish: limaza

**límax, -áce**: "Schnecke" ("snail"):
South French dialects: limaze
Asturian: limaz, llimiagu, lumiaco
Italian: lumaca
Gascon: limak
Catalan: llimach
Sp. dialect: lumaka
Galician: lamáchega
Venician (sp?): limega
...

I guess Rumiyaan would have _limej_, or _koj_ from **cochlea**.




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