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by Wanda
12 Oct 2024, 23:24
Forum: Chronology
Topic: Time on the “ yule scale”
Replies: 3
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Re: Time on the “ yule scale”

I found an interesting part in a video about a stone circle in Köbekli Tepe (archeological site in Turkey) where the Yule lines were connected to the solstices. Watch @ minute 12:45 more or less https://youtu.be/gS_CBwKbc7E
by Wanda
07 Oct 2024, 17:59
Forum: Language & Etymology
Topic: Proper pronunciation of Wr-alda
Replies: 19
Views: 5072

Re: Proper pronunciation of Wr-alda

I once had a fine (bekeuring) in South Afrika. The fine was called an "oortreding" (overtreding in Dutch). It was pronounced o'er-treding, like "over" without the v. To go from the o to the e (uh) sound you automatically make a very faint open w, although it's almost not a vowel....