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Old 29th May 2006, 09:34 AM   #1
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Please read further explaination abour Dahb and Krabi in http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118
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Old 29th May 2006, 11:46 AM   #2
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So, as I suspected, it is just a matter of pronounciation.
Looking back, it is interesting how consistent Egerton is: in both cases "b" was transliterated by him as "ss".
Perhaps, the native speaker who provided these names to the venerable Lord of Tatton, had no teeth
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