Re[3]: [tied] Not "catching the wind " , or, what ARE we discussi

At 12:58:55 PM on Thursday, April 3, 2008, fournet.arnaud
wrote:

> From: tgpedersen

[...]

>>> What is the exact word for "cat"
>>> in the original text ?

>> It's in the article too.

> How do you explain kött- ?
> with -ö- ?

U-umlaut: it's a u-stem.

Sing. Pl.

N köttr kettir
G kattar katta
D ketti köttum
A kött köttu

> Why should it not a kind of euphemism ?
> cat being a substitute for cad "kill"

That root produced ON <höð> 'battle', a word used in the
poetic register.

Brian