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Re: Daleks from Cambria



On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, John Cowan wrote:

> > I think in colloquial Brithenig culpa survives as colff.  It should be in
> > the lexicon.
> 
> Distinguo.  "Culp" (n.) would be "fault", whereas "colff" (n.) would be
> "blow, hit"; an excellent case of "learned" vs. "popular" terms.
> 
Done.

- andrew.

Andrew Smith                                  <hobbit@earthlight.co.nz>

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