Re: CHAT: silly names (in Brithenig)
| From: | andrew <hobbit@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 20, 2001, 3:23 |
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Am 03/19 21:01 John Cowan yscrifef:
> Eric Christopherson scripsit:
> > 3) Did the sound change rules change sometime recently? It's been a while
> > since I read through them, but I'd think it'd be something like *Caradag or
> > *Caraethag for the person, and *Caradeg' or *Caraetheg' < *Cara(c)tacia for
> > the place. No?
>
> No. This name was borrowed directly from Old British, not filtered
> through Vulgar Latin, I think.
>
Although Caraethag is listed in the Onomasticon. I would have to agree
with Eric, Caradeg' is closer to the sound changes in the Master Plan
for *Caratacia.
- andrew.
--
Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@earthlight.co.nz
Lent: Living in Borrowed Time
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