Etymological Dictionary of Basque - Cryptm.org

4 R. L. Trask
(1961a/1977a) which is one of Trask’s major sources, and secondly from Azkue
(1905) and Aulestia (1989). In a few cases, the sense of a word is so specialized that
the source reference is probably more use than an English gloss; and in a few
cases, such as of homonyms, one cannot tell which sense Trask intended to
discuss. Only occasionally have I attempted to supply missing dialect localization for
the various forms of an entry, especially where the information is mentioned in
Michelena (1961a/1977a), or where it helps to make sense of the entry as a whole.
After Michelena, the source used is Azkue (1905). The gaps in the scientific Latin
terminology for flora and fauna remain as they stood, as do the planned indices of
these elements. This kind of information is available in Michelena & Sarasola
(1989−). I have supplied all missing cross-references; where the item is not in fact to
be found I add ‘{not in The Dictionary}’. As for the references to the work of other
scholars, I have managed to trace nearly all of them, I hope accurately. Arbelaiz
(1978) was very useful in the case of Michelena’s works, though there remain some
‘Michelena (****)’ that I have not been able to identify. Some 40 entries contain a
reference to ‘MT entry’ as a source. Despite help from various Vasconists, for which I
am grateful, I have not so far been able to identify ‘MT’. A considerable number of
items have been added to the Bibliography, in which I have also attempted to supply
the titles of articles when these were not already included, and missing details of
editors and publishers. Some gaps remain. The references in The Dictionary to the
phonological, morphological, and word-formation rules listed in sections 6-8 and 10
have been added where absent. Not being a Vasconist, I have not attempted to go
beyond my expertise in filling in gaps in the etymological discussions. Thus, a
considerable number of entries remain without etymology. Occasionally I have
supplied a detail or an observation relating to a Romance etymon or comparandum
that Trask mentions. The contents list makes clear that Trask would have supplied
an alphabetical index of Basque words and English glosses. Since the electronic text
here made available will be searchable, such an index does not now seem
necessary.
As mentioned previously, I have added (425), a list of morphemes cross-referred to
but absent from The Dictionary itself. There is no doubt that Trask would have
incorporated these, with etymological discussion, in The Dictionary if he had been
able to complete it. To the section The native lexicon I have added items listed in
The Dictionary where the discussion makes clear that Trask regarded them as
native. I have compiled a Supplementary native lexicon consisting of other words
mentioned as ‘pre-Basque’ in sections 4-5 or described in The Dictionary as ‘OUO’
(‘of unknown origin’) and which therefore also seem likely to be ‘native and ancient’
(see section 9). No entries have been added to the Subject index, but I have
endeavoured to fill out the entries already there with items from The Dictionary
where the indexed term occurs.
Typographical errors and errors in alphabetical order have been silently corrected.
Short editorial deletions are marked with strikethrough. Editorial additions (including
elements moved from elsewhere in the text) are enclosed in braces { }. Elements to
be suppressed (for example, because of duplication), or combined with other entries,
are indicated with {[} at the beginning and {] ... } at the end. This somewhat inelegant
device is needed because Trask uses brackets [ ] for other purposes: for numbering
different sense of homonyms, for references, particularly ‘[FHV]’ = Michelena
(1977a), and for notes to himself concerning matters needing further attention. A
certain number of editorial modifications have been made to resolve internal