Post by Chumbles on Jan 16, 2021 0:52:48 GMT
To further this discussion what Tenthen said about having a passive knowledge of Low German reminded me of the link between Pictish and Gaelic and how after Dal Riata (around the 4th to 6th centuries) the Pictish language was blended with Gaelic.
some point during the 1st/2nd to 5th centuries the languages were said to be so similar that it when went to the newly formed Scotland (6th Cent.) it was easy for him to teach Christianity to the Picts.
The P-Celtic/Gaelic ancestry showing through with their Nordic prehistory perhaps.
Now that the polyglot Scots speak a debased admixture of Low English I don't think that St. Columba would be successful nowadays ...
tenthenemy I hope Mr Tenth Rooster navigates the bump OK; at least where he is he will be monitored and treatment adjusted quickly without the delays inherent in multiple agencies and locations. Crossing fingers for you both.