Re: Alanic horseman

Well, Richard, he was, at least, little.


Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Wordingham" <richard@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:04 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Alanic horseman


--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

> The form no, the meaning is definitely humorous --Mack
> daddy, Pimp daddy, Puff Daddy, etc.

> --- Cristian Mocanu <cristixav@...> wrote:

> > "Attila" as "little father" at least in Gothic,
> > seems to me to pose no
> > problems:

I don't see why it should be humorous. The Russian tsar was known as
the 'little father (of the people)'.

Richard.