>The root is *bher-. The stem is *bher- [...]
>and can be either thematic (present *bher-e-ti, imperfect
>*(h1e-)bher-e-t) or athematic (*bher-ti, *(h1e)-bher-t).

Hence *-e- cannot be factored into the "syllabic" problem since
the true underlying stem is *bher-, not *bhere-, as you admit.
Hence there can be no aorist **bhr-�-m because the stem, which
you admit is *bher-, is without syllable here and is thus too
obscure as a form within the larger paradigm where a _syllabic_
stem is insisted upon.

Why is this hard for you to understand?

- love gLeN


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