[tied] Re: *-tro-/*-tlo-

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

> I think a bill is a blade on a pole, like a pruning
> hook. And if I remember correctly, it from French
> bille, which from what I've read is from Gaulish and
> refers to the pole, hence billiards

We were talking about Old English, and I'm not convinced about a
derivation from *bhid+, anyway.