Re: [tied] to bear

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> The problem is you are ignorant about Latin, Gothic and Romanian:

You are partly correct regarding my ignorance. If I shouldn't be an
ignorant in some fields, I wont ask here but I will say " it is right
how I say":-)

>
> - <i> and <j> are the same letter in Latin (baiulus = bajulus)

yeap.

> - A form like ba:iulus is a deverbal adjective (substantized in the
> meaning "Lastträger"), so ba:iula is either fem. sg. or neuter pl
>
> - To get Rom. baierã from Lat. ba:iula requires the following steps:
> 1. suffix subsitution -ula -> -ela
> 2. rhotacism -l- > -r-
> 3. -a > -ã
> No "diphthongation of i", "syncope of a" or "u becoming ã" are
> required or even sensible
>
> - In Ulfilan Gothic, <ai> is simply the way to spell short /e/
> (<bairan> = /beran/)

Your answer, even if not directly said, seems to be so: Rom. "baierã" is
the old Latin word "bajula". Right?

Regards
Alex