Re: [Nostratic-L] Re: Re[4]: [tied] searching for common words for

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From: Patrick Ryan

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com ; Nostratic-L

Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:01 AM

Subject: [Nostratic-L] Re: Re[4]: [tied] searching for common words for all today's languages

 

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The sense 'fleet, agile' is secondary; the noun is 'a
fugitive, a deserter'.  The DIL says that EIr <sceolang> =
<sceola> 'news-bringer, survivor (of a battle)' and relates
it to <scél> 'story, tale; news, tidings; information,
account'.  The sequence is clear: news-bringer > survivor of
a battle > one who ran away > (adj.) fleet, agile.

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Patrick:

Sorry, I forgot to comment on this "rubbish", which I consider a "ludicrous semantic distortion" made by someone who is "ignorant linguistically"; a "schoolyard" etymology.

 

'Hie' is not 'see' with /h/ for /s/. An "elementary" mistake!

 

I will not address this question again since I have more important things to do.

 

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