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Mon 2003-05-12 21:26
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[identity profile] vyvyan.livejournal.comTue 2003-05-13 03:32
Re: Dippy deponents
To correct myself, my example broethr munu berjask of course illustrates a reciprocal usage - "brothers will fight each other" - not a reflexive one (though many instances of reflexive use of the Old Norse middle voice also occur, obviously).
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[identity profile] hilarityallen.livejournal.comTue 2003-05-13 03:51
Re: Dippy deponents
Of course, the word 'middle' was totally eluding me. And the example given above, I can assure you, comes from one of the verses quoted in Snorra Edda. If I could remember which poem I'd be even more impressed.
The Norse analogy came to mind because of the closeness of the sense of 'be bothered' to a reflexive. My terminology was heavily influenced by Latin (which is what I read nowadays). It would be fun if one had a spurious Norse analogy though - I wonder how one could construct a plausible(-ish) transmission for it?
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