> ( > Do you mean "cwrcyn"? Not that I dispute your linguistic talents - though > ) > this may be a regional variant. > ( > ) gwrcath, cwrcath, cwrcyn -- is the last one a compound of gwr/cwr + > ( cyn? If so, what is "cyn" here? > > cwrcath > cwrc > cwrcyn by accretion of a diminutive ending? Cwrc is > spoken but perhaps not often written. But what is "cwrc"? Are you suggesting it's cwr (< gwr) plus the c of cath? ************************ Nigel Love Linguistics Cape Town NLOVE@BEATTIE.UCT.AC.ZA ************************