Mudcat Café message #3556037

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Thread #152099 Message #3556037
Posted By: Phil Edwards
04-Sep-13 - 07:58 AM
Thread Name: Irish? Sez who? and why?
Subject: RE: Irish? Sez who? and why?

I think 'lissom' is a false friend - it's a variant of 'lithe' (it's a contraction of 'lithesome'), & I can't see 'lithe' mutating into 'lish'.