Re: Two yards

From: tgpedersen
Message: 15644
Date: 2002-09-20

--- In cybalist@..., "Richard Wordingham" <richard.wordingham@...>
wrote:
> --- In cybalist@..., "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> Yard 1 - gHwosdHos:
> > Sw. gadd "sting" (of bee, etc, the stiletto part).
>
> Yard 2 - gwosdos:
> > How about considering Sw. kvast, Da. kost "broom" (Da. wa > wo >
o),
> > town in Jutland Ikast (I- "yew")? That would point to gw-, not gW-
?
>
> I think you mean 'gw-, not gHw-'. If not, please tell me more
about
> their different reflexes.
Sorry, I thought the debate was whether the -w- was "detachable"

> Richard.