Re: s-stems in Slavic and Germanic

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

>
>
> <Hagunnan> is 'begun'. An over-literal translation: 'All
> (the) birds have begun nests except I and thou; (on) what
> abide we now?' I.e., 'All the birds have begun nests except
> thee and me; what are we waiting for?'. (The actual English
> cognate of <unbidan> seems to be the obsolete <onbide>, from
> OE <onbi:dan>.)
>
> Brian
>

Thak you for the translation, I like the imagery (whatever the rest of
the document refers to), if it is meant as imagery.

Andrew