Re: [tied] Re: Eggs from birds and swift horses

> > This pattern suggests strongly that we have a sound change:
> > *ed + vowel > ed-
> > *ed + dental consonant > e:s-
> > but the details are disputed.
>
> I am pretty sure "Lachmann's Law" *is* a phonetic rule, if of a
> strange kind, i.e. with an *analogical input*.
>the voicing in *ag-to-s rubbed off on
> the vowel leaving length so that the result was a:ctus. Thus, e:st 'eats'

will

> be from restored *ed-ti, which gave *e:ss(i), with renewed ending
> then e:st.

I am shocked! For the third email in a row, I am writing to say that I
agree!
What you say makes a neat explanation here, in line with what we find (or
guess) elsewhere. I like that!

Peter