Re: "CALAF" THROUGH WELSH EYES

> Hence, if we carry an investigation into the history of "calaf", we >

soon find out that Welsh tradition has it, that "calaf" with

> initial èc was an orthographic novelty introduced by Norman
> scribers of the Cymraeg Canol (Middle Welsh) period onwards and
> not before.
>
> Prior to this, "calaf" was written "galaf" with an initial èg not
> èc. As a matter of fact ancient Brythonic /Welsh "*galaf" as a
> term, existed in the far, far remote past. It existed before the
> time when Hen Gymraeg (Old Welsh) developed from the Brythonic
> language .

Highly inventive, but ultimately pure nonsense. I have no idea why you
choose to make up stuff like this and embarass yourself on a public
forum, but then again a lot of what goes on here amazes me.

- Chris Gwinn