... Not kurve, kurven? ... SV båge=bow, böjning=bending ... SV buga=bow, böja=bend ... SV-välvd-arched ... This is a low german borrowing. Otherwise, it...
... <rdw.young@n...> ... (two- ... Dutch/English ... else ... OK, seems rather limited, so far... Is there any "rare" or specialized vocabulary? Oh well, could...
... post ... I don't really like sticking unstress syllables on the end of nouns if they don't serve some gramatical purpose. And I don't like words that end...
... Ooops. Should read : " I personally would EITHER keep the -en for plurals of nouns and use -e for infinitives and plurals of verbs OR use -e for plurals...
We will know Folksprak is complete when... the German speakers say "it sounds too Dutch", the Dutch speakers say "it sounds too Scandinavian", the Scandinavian...
... the ... I ... According to SAOB, "buga" is causative of "böja".... ... welven DE ... So-so... The verb is used, although not too often. It means "shape as...
... Maybe the Dutch would think it sounds too Low German, and the Low German think it sounds too Dutch... ...but it probably won't be finished before americans...
Yo, I was thinking about that halloween post again... =P I found another word for trol/troll other than gnóm/gnoom... Kobold(not sure if it should have any...
Kobold is definitely an English word if you have ever played Dungeons & Dragons. It is a direct borrowing from the German of course. The metal cobalt is also ...
... Yeah, DE - "Elf", NL - "Elf" and SE - "Alv"/"Alf". (I guess the german and dutch words might possibly be english borrowings.) In german and swedish, people...
... Dungeons ... also ... term ... M.H.G. ... words ... rock. ... English ... borrowings.) ... DE ... when ... lófen" ... The Swedish-Interlingua dictionary...
... There is a »bog« in swedish too, I think it comes from »båge«. It means the the bow on a boat. On animals it also means the "shoulder". ... ? SV valv...
... post ... means the ... DE ... to turn, to ... In swedish "välla" means well/pour forth. Seems to come from the same root, originally... =S ... omkring) ...
... Ok, Vehicles on wheels. (I'm not great at motor things and cars, so appologies...) -EN wheel SV hjul EN carriage SV kärra, vagn EN car (short form of...
... Cool, I didn't know there was such a word in swedish. In SCY it could also be a [web] browser. ... Could be a "Scanism" (think I have seen it in a...
... Really??... ... swedish", can't ... Scania it's ... That's OK, but don't let that affect your english grammar... @@ ... possibly cyklón, or cyclón... Not...
... Not to belittle your work, but couldn't you have found out more about german and dutch words, before you posted this?... Well, hopefully 'til next time... ...
... Whirlwind is a very valid English synonym for "tornado". But it tends to refer to the smaller, less harmfull kinds of tornado. Another english synonym is...
Automobile is a very valid English word. It is of course a bit of a mouthful and NEEDS an abreviation for something so common and essential to 21st century...
... TEXT CUT ... around ... find ... way ... I don't think I've ever heard on a "hand truck" (in British English anyway). This would be just called a "sack...
Umm... I think ecumenical means something to do with churches. Anyways in acknowledgementalism of George W Bush Jr getting another 4 years, here are being some...
Oops, while drinking a Belgium beer (mmmmm Leffe Bruin), I was reminded that there is cognate to "Abbey" in Dutch (Well most definitely in Flemish) So: FS...
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