Re[2]: [tied] Oedipus

At 3:16:05 PM on Thursday, September 25, 2008, Arnaud Fournet wrote:

> From: "indravayu" <sonno3@...>

[...]

>> And there's a plural noun <cadfaon> 'soldiers, warriors';
>> I'm not aware of a singular form.

> The -faon (un-lenited form = maon) in this instance comes
> from Brittonic *magones "host, servants".

Is that from *magu- 'servant', OIr <mug> (PIE *magHu- 'young
person')?

Brian