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--- Padraic Brown <elemtilas@hidden.email> wrote:
> --- eamoniski <robertg@hidden.email> wrote:
> > Milanese also has non ... minga (literally
> > "crumb")
> > Old French similarly had ne ... mie
> > Tuscan has non ... punto (just like French ne
> > ... point)
> > French ne ... gu�re is interestingly from
> > Frankish ("a lot, much")
>
> I like that one.
>
> > Some other interesting negators from Old
> > French include:
> >
> > amende - almond
>
> I like that one too.
It has yielded almanda (an almond) and amend (the
negative ptc.).
> > gote - drop
> > eschalope - peapod
>
> I really like that one!
This one yielded yscalopa (scallop), but no neg.
ptc.
> > beloce - sloe
>
> Never heard of sloe!
This one yielded boulacea (a bullace or wild
plum) and boulas (neg. ptc. with a negative or
sour connotation].
I also found breaire, to beat or thrash, and
brageoir, to shriek or howl. (Both < bragire)
> > areste - fishbone
> > some others are: alie, cenelle, fie, nois,
> > pommes, espi, fest
Will have to look into those!
Padraic
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