Spanish substrate/A

[Max W Wheeler]

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Rick Mc Callister wrote:

> >On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Rick Mc Callister wrote:

> >> artesa "type of box" 1330 "cajón cuadrilongo de madera que es más
> >> angosto hacia el fondo" pre-rom.; [c]
> >> v. vasco artesi "grieta, agujero" [c]

[snip]

> In Pequeño Larrouse, I seem to remember accompanying <artesa> a
> picture of a basket-like contraption with 2 rectangular rims [both rounded
> off] and no bottom; the upper rim was about twice the size of the lower
> one. There was no indication of size or use.

> Now I'm trying imagine how this can relate to a toponym, could it
> be a box canyon?

Tell us what a box canyon is. Are there such things in Europe?

Max
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