LL-L "Etymology" 2005.02.05 (03) [E/LS]

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From:  jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: Etymology

Leeve Lüüd,

twee niege Froogen:

1.:
In uns Marschlannen heet de Böberste, de Baas van de Diekswooren
"Diekgräfe", opp Haugdüütsch "Deichgraf". In öllere Schriivwiis ward he
"Diekgräve" schreeven. Wo is de Orsprong van dit Woord? Welk Schriivwiis
is neiger tau de Wutteln?

2.:
Bit tau dat 19. Joorhunnert weer de Begreep "Erbexe" (van aulsassisch
"-ekson" , "tauhöörn, tau eegen ween", "freie Bauern mit vererbbarem
Landbesitz") hier noch in Bruuk und van Bedüüden föör jemmer Stand. Man-
in een enkeld Dörp in uns Rebeed hevvt se door "Erbsaten" tau seggt.
Kunn dat woll een Henwiis opp frees'schen Inflaut ween?
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(För de Haugdüütschen:)

Two new questions:

1st:
In our marshlands the leader of the dike-jury is called "Diekgräfe", in
High german "Deichgraf". In former times it was often spelled
"Diekgräve". Where is the origin of this word? What is closer to the
roots?

2nd:
The term "Erbexe" (from Old Saxon "-ekson"= "to ow, to possess", meaning
"free farmers possessing a certain area of land, which they could leave
to their children") was in our new Low Saxon dialect still in use until
the 19. century. At that times it was still of relevance for their
social rank. But- in just one single village in our county it was used
as "Erbsaten". Could that possibly figure to some Frisian influence?

Greutens/sincerely

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm

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From:  jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: Etymology


Betreff: Etymology

Ha- what a confusion caused by just one missing letter:

I wrote:

..."ekson"(from Old Saxon "-ekson"= "to ow, to possess")...

it sounds better this way:

..."ekson"(from Old Saxon "-ekson"= "to ow*n*, to possess")...

Greutens/sincerely

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm

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