_ser'ga_<_*ausahriggs=3F_(Was:_-leben/-lev/-l=F6v_and_-ung-_(gothic_

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> The n-stems as the first elements in compounds have -a- as a
> bindvowel (W. Braune, K. Helm. Gotische Grammatik. 13. Aufl.
> Halle/Saale 1952. P.53).
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> A.F
> I agree.
> So let us admit that *awsa-ring- is possible.
> Or maybe *o(:)sa-
> Arnaud
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> The only and minor problem with OCSl usereNgU < Go. *ausa-hriggs
> that I can see is the -e- from Gothic binding -a- whereas we should
> expect -o-, like in OCSl vinogradU < Go. weina-gards.
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> A.F
> The next major one is why e instead of long a: < ah

The syl. of a-hr makes lengthening unlikely. It's probably from a
dia. in which umlaut of a > e before i already happened.