[Spellyans] Late Cornish adaptations
nicholas williams
njawilliams at gmail.com
Fri Aug 1 11:43:46 BST 2008
If we use owna (cf. Gwra ouna guz furu Gwavas) for 'emend' and owna
for 'fear' (vb) there is ambiguity. I prefer ewna for
'correct, emend'.
Nicholas
On 1 Aug 2008, at 02:03, Daniel Prohaska wrote:
> - The spelling <hei> is attested through Lhuyd and Nicholas
> Boson, likewise <crei>, and <chei> in John and Nicholas Boson,
> <chey> by Borlase. These spellings are authentic. I do not
> understand your objection;
> - <ouna> is attested for the verb “to put right”;
>
> I would hardly call this fake-Cornish.
> Dan
>
>
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