Re: rex, ra_s.t.ra, nation

From: tgpedersen
Message: 16863
Date: 2002-11-23

--- In cybalist@..., "Richard Wordingham" <richard.wordingham@...>
wrote:

> Maybe you don't like the phonetics, but you've left out (Modern?)
> Hebrew sirgel 'ruler (tool, not person)' and regel, ragl- 'foot
(body
> part, not unit of length)'. I've left the lenition out and I need
to
> check the vowels. When I first saw 'sirgel' I thought of the tale
> that the Romans learnt to build warships by copying a Phoenician
> warship.
>
> Richard.

I don't mind phonetics, but the guy who left them out is Møller,
since I know nothing of AfrAs languages. But thanks. One ragl coming
up!

Torsten