[gothic-l] Re: Germanic mutual intelligibility

[Niels Winther]

Sollers wrote:

> Now here's a very relevant challenge.
> Look at this phrase:
>
> "Lekkin taws int ginnel"
>
> 1.  What language is it?
>
> 2. What does it mean?


_ginnel_  is used in Yorkshire for alleyway.
_taw_     is a marble.
_lekkin_  from Danish (Norse) for playing.

So we are in the Danelaw somewhere in Yorkshire I would say.
The sentence meaning something like: playing marbles in the alleyway.

rgds
niels







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