Re: Old Irish (was Re: infixes (was Re: what does -il- do (when it exists)))

Rudolph Thurneyson's "Grammar of OLd Irish" (the
standard reference work)

Lehman's   "Introduction to Old Irish" (it's okay, but
kind of confusing and has some errors, apparently)

Antony Green's "Old Irish Verbs and Vocabular"

John Strachan's "Old Irish Paradigms and Selections
from the Old Irish Glosses"

Quin's "Old Irish Workbook"


Also check:

http://www.digitalmedievalist.com/faqs/oldirish.html


My main concentration is infact Old Irish, so I can
help you if you'd like.

~Elliott

--- "Ph. D." <phild@...> wrote:

> Elliott Lash wrote:
> >
> > Infixing occurs all over the place in Classical
> Old
> > Irish before 1000AD)
> >
> > example:
> >
> >    1) Object Pronouns:
> >            forgaib "he seizes"   /forgav'/
> >            fortngaib "he seizes him"   /fordNav'/
> >
> >            fobotha "it disturbs"  /foboTa/
> >            fombotha "it disturbs me" /fomvoTa/
> >
> >      (with lots of consonant mutations)
> >
> >    2) Aspectual Morphemes:
> >            dogni: "he does"
> >            dorigni "he has done"
> >
> >  stuff like this is all over Old Irish, makes it
> very
> > very crazy. and great.
>
>
> Speaking of which, can anyone direct me to any books
> on
> Old Irish?
>
> Thanks,
> Ph. D.
>


		
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