I´m not an expert on this but the Glossary in 'Sweet´s Anglo-Saxon
Reader' cites:
lagu f. law from ON. *lagu, lög' ie not lögr
Zoega´s Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic lists 'lög' as neuter
plural.
Again, I´m no expert but just as strong verbs could become weak verbs by
analogy with other verbs, I couldn´t see why a neuter noun couldn´t
become a feminine noun by a similar process. Indeed, almost all modern
english nouns have become 'de-sexed' despite being originally masculine,
feminine or neuter.
Alysseann
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From: daniel@... [mailto:daniel@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2003 10:37 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] lögr
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 <lögr> is a masculine stem whereas OE <lagu> is a
feminine
u-stem. Opinions? Thank you.
Dan
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