LL-L: "Grammar" LOWLANDS-L, 21.APR.2001 (02) [E]

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From: niels winther [niels.winther at dfds.dk]
Subject: Grammar

Ron, a few verbs:


Stand.Dutch   Stand.English   Stand.Danish
-----------   -------------   ------------

_branden_     _burn_          _brænde_

_breken_      _break_         _brække_

                              _dykke_     (dive, push down)

_smelten_     _melt_          _smelte_

              _drown_         _drukne_

_koken_       _boil_          _koge_

_draaien_     _turn_          _dreje_

              _stop_          _standse_

_zieden_                    ( _syde_ )    (seethe, make seethe)

                              _ryste_     (be shaking, shake)

-----------   -------------   ------------

rgds
niels

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From: niels winther [niels.winther at dfds.dk]
Subject: Grammar

Ron, my last mail was written without access to
dictionaries.

After having made a few checks I've filled out
some of the empty spaces.


Dutch         English        Danish
-----------   ------------   ------------

_branden_     _burn_         _brænde_

_breken_      _break_        _brække_

(_duiken_)     _dive_         _dykke_

_smelten_     _melt_         _smelte_

              _drown_        _drukne_

_koken_       _boil_         _koge_

_draaien_     _turn_         _dreje_

              _stop_         _standse_

_zieden_      _seethe_      (_syde_)

_schokken_    _shake_        _ryste_

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Dutch:_duiken_ and Danish _syde_ are restricted
in their transitive usage.

rgds
niels

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From: niels winther [niels.winther at dfds.dk]
Subject: Grammar

A few more verbs from Danish, with their equivalents
in Dutch and English:

 Dutch         English        Danish
-----------   ------------   ------------

_wenden_      _turn_         _vende_

              _end_          _ende_

_beginnen_    _begin_        _begynde_

_rollen_      _roll_         _rulle_

(_omslaan_)   _overturn_     _vælte_

              _starve_       _sulte_

-----------   ------------   ------------

the intransitive use of Dutch _omslaan_ is
restricted and idiomatic.

rgds
niels

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

Thanks, Niels!  As you can see below, most cases apply in Low Saxon (Low
German, North Saxon dialects) as well.

Std.Dutch  Std.Engl. Std.Danish N.Saxon
---------  --------- ---------- -------
branden    burn      brænde     brennen [brEn:]
breken     break     brække     breken [bre:k=N]
(duiken)   (duck)    dykke      duken [du:k=N]
smelten    melt      smelte     smelten [smElt=n]
           drown     drukne     --
koken      boil/cook koge       kaken [k`Q:k=N]
draaien    turn      dreje      drei(he)n [dra.In]
           stop      standse    --
zieden     (seethe)  (syde)     seden [zEId=n]
(schokken) (schock)  ryste      --
wenden     turn      vende      wennen [vE.n:]
           end       ende       ennen [?E.n:]
beginnen   begin     begynde    beginnen [be'gI.n:]
rollen     roll      rulle      rullen [rU.l=n]
(omslaan)  overturn  vælte      ümslaan ['?YmslQ:n] (wöltern)
           starve    sulte      --

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