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--- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, MorphemeAddict@... wrote: > > It seems to me that "beware" is closer to 'be cautious, prudent' or 'be wary' > than 'fear'. > > fir fear > fir beware E > fir afraid (to be) E > firfa frighten (cause s. o. to fear something else) > befir scare > befirtan scary > > samkamaw careful, (to be) > I think you're right. The other words really don't fit. Loglan uses a compound amounting to 'self-warn.' So suppose we make the word "varn" (E, G) meaning 'warn about', and from that make 'samvarn'? A sign would read 'samvarn kanin!'.