Basque <ibili>

[Larry Trask]

Ed Selleslagh writes:

[on Basque *<bil> 'round']

> What about *gorda-bil, where the first element could be a Romance loan (<
> corde, cuerda), i.e. coiled up rope?

Interesting, but I don't know this word, and I can't find it in any of my
dictionaries.  I also note it carries an asterisk for some reason.

What's the source, please?

Larry Trask
COGS
University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9QH
UK

larryt at cogs.susx.ac.uk