[tied] Re: Eggs from birds and swift horses

From: nathrao
Message: 31370
Date: 2004-03-05

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <petegray@...> wrote:
> >Well, I think besides the normal (active) subjunctive, there
> >was also a "stative subjunctive"/"hi-conjugation
> >subjunctive", .. i.e. a form with thematic vowel + the
> >"perfect" endings,
>
> This is more believable than a "preterite subjunctive", as it's in
line with
> how subjunctives are formed elsewhere in IE

So, do you think that thematic vowel + primary endings vs
t.v + secondary endings had any meaning, or was one a replacement
for the other (which way?)?

Nath