Re: [romconlang] Whither <QV_>?

From: Carl Edlund Anderson <cea@hidden.email>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 12:31:05 +0100
Subject: Re: [romconlang] Whither <QV_>?
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On 23/05/2006 11:59, Henrik Theiling wrote:

Hi!

Carl Edlund Anderson writes:
...
OSax. quik, OHG quec?  Likewise English "queen", Goth. qino, OSax. quan,
OHG quena ... but ON kona.
But dat.pl. is 'kvenna' in ON.Also derived words: 'female' is 'kvenkyns'.

Ah, yes, and of course the oblique with kv- survives in the "standard"modern continental Scandianvian langs, e.g. Swedish "kvinna".


I was just trying to think of ways/excuses to kill off (sniff!) the /kv/ ;)

Cheers,
Carl

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