LL-L "Games" 2003.07.10 (06) [E]

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From: "Luc Hellinckx" luc.hellinckx at pandora.be
Subject: Lexicon

Beste liëglanners,

Just some card terms that I happen to remember...

card               kaat
jack/knave     zot
hearts            ätter(e)n
court card     beleke
unable to play     ?
three of a kind    troel?
Switch             ?
turn               ?

queen..............dam
king...............iër
ace...............áás
trump..............troef
to trump...........troeven
spades.............schupper(e)n
clubs..............kláver(e)n
diamonds...........koeker(e)n
to pass............pass(e)n

Another typical expression (when people play whist) is "g'hé verteeën",
which is said
when a card player has cheated. This happens when a player doesn't "buy",
even though
he has trump cards (thus hiding the fact that he has trump cards).
"Verteeën" = past participle of "vertijden" (older Dutch)
When cards have to be turned upside down we use the transitive verb
"blikken" (=
expose them to sunlight *s*).
A card that has no backing, no other cards of the same color, and which is
thus
unprotected, is called "not" (< naakt (D), naked (E)). For example: "'k Aa
dn iër not"
(= Ik had de heer naakt (D)). Which brings me to another interesting word
"pernot" (=
paddenaakt), said of a person who is wearing too few clothes in winter.

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

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