[Spellyans] Box

[Craig Weatherhill]

Neither do I.

Craig


On 9 Hed 2010, at 16:11, Michael Everson wrote:

> On 9 Oct 2010, at 21:42, Craig Weatherhill wrote:
>
>> I can only imagine that they got it from Cornish speech.  Kistvaen,  
>> "stone box" would have been very much what you'd expect local  
>> farmers to describe an exposed cist in a barrow on their land.
>
> Well, the OED has it from Welsh cist faen.
>
> In any case I don't see [kiːst] in this word, still.
>
> Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Spellyans mailing list
> Spellyans at kernowek.net
> http://kernowek.net/mailman/listinfo/spellyans_kernowek.net

--
Craig Weatherhill