Real Consensus on "Myt"?

[Sasha Valkina]

Sorry, but is there really consensus?  So far I hear "diarhea", "bridge
toll", and "molting".  I myself do not know, but I am interested if some
other person does know it for sure.

Sasha

>From: Tom Dolack <tdolack at DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU>
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>Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Myt
>Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 01:10:51 -0800
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>I'd like to thank everyone for their help, and should anyone be
>interested, the consensus is that the word's primary meaning in this
>context is "molting" (a bird is apparently helpless while without
>feathers and hides in his nest). However, if the nominative is "myto,"
>can refer to "mytarstva," a sort of "heavenly customs" in the Byzantine
>tradition. (Interesting idea - do you need some sort of passport to get
>through? Photo id? Password? Secret handshake?)
>This has been useful, if for no other reason, for reminding me of the
>command Mandel'shtam had of the language - a joy to study. And to think
>I could be punching a time-clock for living.
>Vsego khoroshego,
>Tom
>________
>Tom Dolack
>Comparative Literature
>U of Oregon
>tdolack at uoregon.edu
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