Re: R: Re: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences)

David Peterson wrote:

> In a message dated 4/9/01 10:02:20 AM, cowan@MERCURY.CCIL.ORG writes:
>
> << No, it got into English from North Germanic.  The English cognate is
"lie"
> (as
> in "lie down", not as in "tell a falsehood", before you jokesters get
> started). >>
>
> Are you sure about that?  It doesn't make much sense, to me...
Law is from OE lagu. To lie is from OE licgan. Both from the Gmc. root
*la3-, to place, set down.

*Nothing* to do with Latin lex or French loi. Trust me, I'm a linguist ;o)

Dan
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Ka yokonáu iti báyan: "cas'alyá abhiyo".

Ka tso iti mantabayan: "yama zaláyá
alánekayam la s'alika, cas'alika; ka yama
yavarryekayan arannáam la vácika, labekayam
vácika, ka ali cas'alyeko vanotira."
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Dan Jones