Re: VMs: Finding_02

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Larry,

At 07:52 06/06/2003 -0400, Larry Roux wrote:
> The problem I see with the <dain daiin daiiin> pattern for numbering is 
> that there are cases where it is obvious that it is not daiin but rather d 
> a /u/ n.  Therefore I believe that there is no ii (or it is rare). so you 
> would have dain daun dauin

Can you please point to such cases? Given that u and v were interchangeable 
circa 1500, your sharp eyes may have spotted a more substantive numbering 
system carefully hidden in the subtle nuances of dain, daiin, daiiin, 
daiun, daun, dauin, etc. :-)

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling..... 


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