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***Sharkû*** · 01-14-2004, 04:09 AM

I don't know Anglo-Saxon, but judging from the little Old High German/Old Saxon, _westu_ is definitely a form of the OE variant of _wesan_, 'to be', whereas _ferþu_ would be related to _faran_, 'go, travel'. I don't see how these are related to _ferð_ or _west_ respectively.

01-14-2004, 04:09 AM	#5
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	I don't know Anglo-Saxon, but judging from the little Old High German/Old Saxon, _westu_ is definitely a form of the OE variant of _wesan_, 'to be', whereas _ferþu_ would be related to _faran_, 'go, travel'. I don't see how these are related to _ferð_ or _west_ respectively.