[gothic-l] Re: *ibdalja-

[Sigmund]

For twopence, could <i.b.> refer to the figure 12 and -dalja being 
derived from the word for 'part' (Swedish <-del>) and hence 
ibdalja mean "one twelfth", Swe "tolftedel"?? What's the context?


Sig


From: "Francisc :

"Hails!

Maybe it comes from dal "dale, valey" (or from dalaþ "down")?
But the prefix ib- is strange. I would expect here af- or eventually 
uf-.

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., "M. Carver" <me at m...> wrote:
> Is anyone familiar with the derivation of *ibdalja-?
> It occurs only once in the corpus, in the dative "ibdaljin", meaning
> "incline" or "slope".
> I suppose the only options are a masculine "*ibdalja" or a neuter 
adjectival
> noun "*ibdaljo" (dat. of n. *ibdali would of course be *ibdalja).
> The meaning of *ib- here is also unclear.
> Any educated opinions on the matter would be appreciated.
> 
> -Matþaius






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