Principles of reconstruction.

[Fredrik]

Is it cheating to use etymological dictionaries?

It helps alot if you know the word in other languages such as german 
and scandinavian.

when you're done with those six you might try these swedish words 
(some of them are probably attested so you can find em):
1. skjöld
2. örn
3. flyga
4. tugga
5. sätta
6. däggdjur
7. ost
8. hänga

i don't know if it's necessary to know what these words mean but 
here's a translation of some:
4. = chew
6. = mammal
7. = cheese

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, Justïn <justinelf at ...> wrote:
>
> Is number 2. not triu? 

they have the same meaning but ain't cognates.
triu equals tree I guess (from oe treo/treow < pgmc trewam)


 I stumbled across it in the Wright link 
> actually, but I may be mistaken.  Would 6. be aul?  This is really 
> embarrassing...I'm working on the rest, at work right now so far 
away 
> from my Bennett text...
> 
> Again, this is my first attempt, so as embarrassing as it is 
> hopefully I'll learn...
> 
> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "llama_nom" <600cell@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Clue for Number 6: see Wright § 151.
> > 



> > http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/png/goth_wright/b0071.png
> > http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/png/goth_wright/b0072.png
> > 
> > Clue for Number 4: compare the Modern English verb 'to lay' and 
> cognates.
> > 
> > > 1. bath
> > > 2. wood
> > > 3. dwarf
> > > 4. edge
> > > 5. elbow
> > > 6. owl
> >
>


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