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   Re: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Nietzsche's_Gaelic_?=   
   16 Sep 07 23:13:07   
   
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   From: Féach@d.óir   
      
   Scríobh "hacedeca" :   
   >"hacedeca"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag   
   >news:fck4im$rfm$02$1@news.t-online.com...   
   >> So, was Nietzsche right, talking about the prechristian celtic and "fin-"   
   >> for noble, nobility?   
   >   
   >Sorry! "fin-" for noble and (earlier) blonde!   
      
   Finn in Old Irish means blonde, fair, clear. It does not mean noble.   
   Nietzsche was talking through his arse, at least as far as Irish goes.   
      
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