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- From: connolly@memstvx1.memst.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.lang
- Subject: Re: quendi and linguistics
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.100419.4884@memstvx1.memst.edu>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 10:04:19 -0600
- References: <memo.842320@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Organization: Memphis State University
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- In article <memo.842320@cix.compulink.co.uk>, petex@cix.compulink.co.uk (Peter Christian) writes:
- > In-Reply-To: <19935.4267.11618@dosgate> milan.rezac@canrem.com (milan rezac)
- >
- >> I was wondering if anyone out there knows the etymology of the word "elf"
- >
- > I have a colleague who's writing a book on elves, both the word and
- > the associated folk lore, so I'll pass this posting on to him and
- > post any reply. I expect it's a pretty difficult matter, as I
- > understand the early sources are rather thin and problematic.
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- So, usually, are elves.
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- --Leo Connolly
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