At 20:24 7.12.2003, Roger Mills wrote:
>"Except" again!! does _med undantag för_ mean lit. 'with (the) exception of'
Yes.
>?? Would one use "undantag" in e.g. "that's an exception to the rules"?
Yes.
_Det ät ett undantag från reglerna_
>undantag = NEG-(something)? I'm guessing Latin excipio, -ere, exceptum
>meant 'take away, take out'.
Actually _undan_ 'out of the way' _-tag_ from verb _taga_ 'take'.
/BP 8^)
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