it's possible, since slaves were property and possibly considered animals.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
it's intriguing clustering the etymological link in English between chattel and cattle.
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Replying to @NeolithicSheep @civilwarbore
yeah they are the same word, in French, different dialect though I think. Same derivation essentially.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @civilwarbore
http://etymonline.com is my savior in these cases.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
now I'm trying to parse out "riuaf" - if it's "rivaf" then modern Welsh is "rifaff" or "rhyfaff" maybe hrm
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Replying to @NeolithicSheep @AdmiralHip
although the "rhyfedd" I stole for my display name is "mysterious, uncanny, strange" - prob related to riuaf
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Replying to @NeolithicSheep @civilwarbore
might be yeah. hey btw, when I search "riuaf" I get "riuaf y eillyon." Is it possible it's eillyon instead?
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
yes! My phone doesn't want to display special characters, I'm working off http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/h23w.html … and it shows up w a box
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okay cool thanks I can check and compare the letters.
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