LL-L: "Help please" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 29.JUL.1999 (02)

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From: Bryan E. Schulz [bryans at northnet.net]
Subject: LL-L: "Sampler" [D/E] LOWLANDS-L, 29.JUL.1999 (01)

We have this framed needlpoint piece(sampler) hanging in our living room.
It appears quite old.  It reads "Gott segne dien heim kehre ein doch keins
zich ninaus"

Translation and comments please

Bryan E. Schulz

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From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
Subject: Help please

Bryan,

I'll be the first to oblige, even though the language in question does not
belong to the Lowlandic group.  It is German, non-standard and somewhat archaic
with some type of made-up spelling (created by a German immigrant or a
descendant of German immigrants in the 19th century, I assume).

> It appears quite old.  It reads "Gott segne dien heim kehre ein doch keins
zich ninaus"

I suspect this ought to be something like this:

"Gott segne dein heim kehre ein doch keins zi(e)ch hinaus"

Which would be something like this is "standard" German:

"Gott segne dein Heim. Kehre ein! Doch keiner ziehe hinaus!"

(I'm not totally sure about the last sentence.)

Semi-literal translation:

"May God bless your home. Come on in! But may no one (~ none of you) depart!"

I noticed that you wrote "dien" where I wrote "dein" for 'your' (= 'thine')  I'm
not sure if this is a mistake (yours or the needlecrafter's).  _Dien_ *would* be
the Low Saxon (Low German) cognate, but the rest is definitely German.  I hazard
to translate it like this in Low Saxon (North Saxon):

"Gott segen dien Tohuus'! Kaam (driest/man) rin! Man keen een schall ruutgahn!"

I hope that helped.

Regards,

Reinhard/Ron

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