Another random word.

anheropl0x anheropl0x at YAHOO.COM
Sat Apr 9 21:39:16 UTC 2011


Such as "Wailaqumans is þu!"? Or perhaps wailaqumana?

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, â—‹ <gadrauhts at ...> wrote:
>
> You should probably not use it in infinitive if you mean to say "Welcome!" to some one.
> I'd say wailaqumans. 
> 
> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "anheropl0x" <anheropl0x@> wrote:
> >
> > What do you linguists think? Should "welcome" in Gothic be something like wailaqiman or wiljaquiman? Going from this etymology of the word "welcome:" Origin:
> > bef. 900;  ME < Scand; cf. ON velkominn,  equiv. to vel well  + kominn come  (ptp.); r. OE wilcuma  one who is welcome, equiv. to wil-  welcome ( see will ) + cuma  comer
> > 
> > Or would wiljaqiman perhaps be wiliqiman?
> >
>


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