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sagehen sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Wed Jun 20 17:21:10 UTC 2007


> And -ila is a common diminutive/hypocoristic suffix with names
>(including the just-mentioned bishop/translator, connected to 'wolf')
>and beyond (like barnilo, 'little kid').

>Joe
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Is Scottish "bairn" related?    ( Or is that kid as in goat?)
AM

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