About Villemann og Magnhild

[Rydwlf]

Hails Llama,
   
  Thank you for pointing that. I think you are right. So I will leave it as "skáunists" then. I even prefer it for rhytmhic reasons :)
   
  Thanks again!
   
  Rydwlf.

llama_nom <600cell at oe.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
  
> I agree with your suggestions of skauns* compared with fagrs. My
choice was based in the similarity with Norwegian "fagraste". Using
skáuns* would yield skáunosts as superlative, if I'm right.

Hi Rydwlf,

I think the superlative would be 'skáunists' for this one, as it was
probably an i-stem (cf. Finnish 'kaunis' and the umlaut in Modern
German 'schön'). Attested forms are: skaunjai, -skaunjamma, which
could in theory point to i-stem, ja-stem or u-stem -- but the Finnish
loan points to it having orgininally been an i-stem.

LN



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