LL-L "Lexicon" 2004.12.08 (07) [E]

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From: Henno Brandsma <hennobrandsma at hetnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2004.12.07 (07) [E]

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Lexicon
>
> Heather,
>
> Old Saxon has predominantly _hros_ (and _hengist_) while the Modern Low
> Saxon dialects have predominently _peyrd_ (<Peerd>, <Pierd>, etc., and
> _hingst_ ~ _hengst_ for male horses).  Middle Saxon still used _ros_
> and
> _ors_ extensively.
>
> German has _Ross_ as an archaic word, while the ordinary word is
> _Pferd_.
>
> Old Frisian has _hors_, _hars_ and _hers_, Modern W. Frisian (archaic?)
> _hoars_.

In Dutch "ros" is archaic but still understood, and used "playfully"
('ijzeren ros' instead of fiets) sometimes. It also occurs in compounds
like "rosbief".

In W. Frisian "hoars" is dead and buried, except in the coined word
"nylhoars" (hippopotamus), based on Dutch "nijlpaard". It is still used
on "Terschelling"/"Skylge"
where the word "hos" is used (r before s disappears in all W. Frisian
dialects).
(but the dialects of Skylge are almost dead, sadly enough)

Mei freonlike groetnis,

Henno Brandsma

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