Re: Breton, Cornish & French

Chess One wrote:
> "John Briggs" <john.briggs4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:IaGrj.6313$OU5.705@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Chess One wrote:
>>>
>>>>> It is interesting to also note the name of Stratford; is the
>>>>> 'Strat' A. Sax or Latinate?
>>>>>
>>>>> in A. Sax it means muddy ~ muddy crossing
>>>>> and in Latin [f. Strata] a paved or metalled road
>>>>
>>>> "Straet" is Old English for 'Roman road'.
>>>
>>> Yes. But it has another meaning! It is a verb, 'to throw mud'. And
>>> may indeed have other meanings - and the point of mentioning them is
>>> examine which is which.
>>
>> You have neglected your own prescriptions and not given any
>> citations.
>
> You have neglected the fact that I usually do, and for this
> generality, no citation is possible, except you research the A. Sax
> for Strat. Was that your intent? There seem to be 5 definitions of
> STRAT which are old words;

Prove it.
-- 
John Briggs