lögr

From: daniel@...
Message: 3824
Date: 2003-11-18

Dear All,

I'm trying to find out whether Old English <lagu> is a loan word from Old
Norse or a cognate. English scholar Roger Lass argues that it cannot be a
loan because ON <l�gr> is a masculine stem whereas OE <lagu> is a feminine
u-stem. Opinions? Thank you.

Dan

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