LL-L "Lexicon" 2003.01.14 (04) [E]

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From: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2003.01.13 (10) [E]

Hello !

Hi Holger, here are some V variations


  In Eastern Friesland LS we have _ónüt_ but that isn't "Nichtsnutz" but
means
  "useless", "vain", "unnecessary" (adj./adv.).

V: onnuttig, which means useless but also dirty and disgusting
-een onnuttig mens
-onnuttigaord
-onnuttigheid (being dirty)

  _ó~_ like _un~_ marks a negation and _nüt_ means "to be usefull for s.th."

In V it is "on" or "ont"

A "Tunichtgut"
V: deugniet

  would be a "undöög" [Udø:G] . The same word also means
  "prank", "silly deed" etc..

We have "ondom" (ondoem/ondomme) = without use. But "dom" comes from "doem"
(= judgement)

  Examples:
  Häi is 'n undöög. = He is a never-do-well. (This can really be said with a
  smile it mustn't be a negative statement.)
  Häi dajt 'n büelt undöög. = He does many pranks.
  The basic word is: döygen [d?ygN or dœygN] = to be of use, to be fit for,
to
  be good for.

V (and D) : deugen

  Examples:
  'T dögt näit = that doesn't good, that isn't of any use.

V: 't deug' nie'

  Häi dögt [dœGt] näit = he is a person you can't trust.

V: Ie deugt

  A _släif_ [slæIf] (literally "ladle", "scoop") denotes a (male) roguish
  person (often a young one even a child).
  Greetings
  Holger


Groetjes
Luc vanbrabant
Oekene

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