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5863
... The DE, SV & DN refer to the Virgin Mary. The EN to Our Lady in the sense of the Virgin Mary. ... NL ... OK didn't realise that. A FS word like SORGEN...
tungol65
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May 1, 2005
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5864
... We could, from what I've seen in my dictionaries all these words are a bit of a jumble, with overlapping meanings. ... http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com...
tungol65
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May 1, 2005
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5865
... than ... to a ... Or plummet, posibly... ... heavy ... word ... of ... I think Dutch had "blij", but that it's now obsolete... ... possibly ... DN ... ...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 1, 2005
12:09 pm
5866
... I believe "ørlar" are a cognate of a very archaic Swedish word "yrla". However, it means "wander without direction", almost as SV "irra". I thought it was...
Aron Boström
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5867
... I can't find a Dutch adjective that is related to eklig/äcklig. But Dutch does have "eikel" which Interglot translates as asshole/shithead. But Dutch...
David Parke
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May 2, 2005
7:33 am
5868
... Get a new dictionary! :oD NL has akelig, meaning: dismal, dreary, nasty, grim, ghastly, lugubrious, horrid, doleful etc. etc. Jan-Willem Send instant...
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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May 2, 2005
7:51 am
5869
... Eikel means acorn. But in the sense you referred to above, it means litterally "dickhead". And I'm sure my VanDale will also list eikelig. "do niet zo...
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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May 2, 2005
7:56 am
5870
... http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com I checked Vandale.nl and no eikelig. But "eikel" had three meanings: acorn, the bell-end of the penis, and a clumsy person. ...
David Parke
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May 2, 2005
9:57 am
5871
... I checked my hard-copy, and it isn't there either. But that merely means that it doesn't exist in print. Everyone would understand it. :o) ... I wouldn't...
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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May 2, 2005
12:22 pm
5872
... Association? I don't think there is any connection. "Eikel" Acorn/Glans is probably from "eik" (oak)- with a diminutive "el" at the end. According to SEOB,...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 2, 2005
12:23 pm
5873
... In SCY the word for acorn is "agane", which stems from ON akarn, clearly a cognate of acorn and related to eikel. Btw, the Danish word is "agern". The...
Aron Boström
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May 2, 2005
3:24 pm
5874
... eklig/äcklig. But ... means ... eikelig. ... penis, and ... clearly a ... "bokollon"). ... insult ... There are a lot of berries ending with -on in...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 2, 2005
3:46 pm
5875
Now it sounds like someone is dropping a bag of potatoes "upstairs", so I came to think about FS words for thunders and lightnings. Thunder in all core langs...
Aron Boström
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May 2, 2005
3:54 pm
5876
... so I came ... Donnerstag. The ... I neither think dr*n is related to thunder, nor that it means "rumble", like the Scandinavian words, rather both the...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 2, 2005
4:27 pm
5877
... "Blix" is good for me. Slovio also has "blisk", so cognate words must be in several Slavic languages as well. I also think FS needs a word for spark. I...
David Parke
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May 2, 2005
9:17 pm
5878
... EN drone ... must be in several Slavic ... find any word that is in 3/ ... "blixel" or "blixkin?" ... There are many words like glitter etc, with common...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 2, 2005
9:41 pm
5879
... Hmm, I not so sure about the "r" in "Tyrsday". Why not "Tysday". The Saturday word is also problematic, since the German and Scandinavian words are ...
David Parke
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May 2, 2005
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5880
... "upstairs", ... Feuer) ... with some ... döna + ... Sonndág ... Sorry. I meant to say: ... Scandinavian words are ... English/Dutch version. Yeah, I...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 2, 2005
11:06 pm
5881
... I have heard scandy "lördag" and english "saturday" means the same: washing day. Is this true? or is that just the case in the scandlangs? Aron...
Aron Boström
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May 3, 2005
1:08 am
5882
... English Saturday is from the Roman god Saturn. I don't see how that has anything to do with washing?...
David Parke
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May 3, 2005
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5883
... Ah, then I was only missinformed....
Aron Boström
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May 3, 2005
2:43 am
5884
... Well, german has also Samstag, so at least the abbreviation SA on calendars and such would be recognizable. Jan-Willem Send instant messages to your online...
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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May 3, 2005
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5885
... <hakans@w...> ... <hakans@w...> ... Thursday, DE ... dön SV dån ... means ... English ... better... ... vuur DE ... etc) with ... words ... I can't ... ...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 3, 2005
9:01 am
5886
... www.etymonline.com Ger. Samstag (O.H.G. sambaztag) appears to be from a Gk. *sambaton, a nasalized colloquial form of sabbaton "sabbath," also attested in ...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 3, 2005
9:04 am
5887
... I think many jews would disagree with you :o) Jan-Willem Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com...
Jan-Willem Benjamins
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May 3, 2005
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5888
... Yeah, in G core langs, are you taking about Yiddish? =S ... http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 3, 2005
10:01 am
5889
OK, I don't know if this has been discussed before... =S, but here are proposals for all the astrological signs in Folk-sprák... Aries - Weððer(Ramm) (En:...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 3, 2005
10:39 am
5890
... Chinésisc astrologí Ratte/Mûs (En: Rat De: Maus Nl: Rat Se: Råtta Dk: Rotte No: Rotte) (Cf De Ratte/Ratze) Ox/ks(e) (En: Ox De: Rind Nl: Os Se: Oxe Dk:...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 3, 2005
11:01 am
5891
... tvilling) ... Just as a footnote, I found the Yiddish names for the signs on a page, I believe these words are derived from Hebrew, they look rather ...
wakuran_wakaran
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May 3, 2005
11:26 am
5892
... and use ... *sambaton, a ... Aaahh, it was correct... =P Monday - Montik Tuesday - Dinstik Wednesday - Mitvokh Thursday - Donershtik Friday - Fraytik ...
wakuran_wakaran
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