Re: The etymology of herold

From: Torsten
Message: 65681
Date: 2010-01-18

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
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> At 3:38:19 AM on Friday, January 15, 2010, Torsten wrote:
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> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"
> > <BMScott@> wrote:
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> >> At 5:08:35 AM on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Torsten
> >> wrote:
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> [...]
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> >>> Wouldn't one expect **xarja-wald-, not *xari-wald?
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> >> In PGmc., but not in OFrk.
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> > That is interesting. Could you to elaborate on that?
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> PGmc. *xarjaz > *xariz > OHG heri.
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> Morlet has the very early <Charivaldus>.

Well, I gathered that, but got the perhaps false impressions from your posting that leaving out the composition vowel was a general Frankish thing?


Torsten