LL-L "Etymology" 2005.03.30 (09) [A/E]

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From: Ruth & Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2005.03.30 (05) [E]

Hi, Ron:

Subject: Etymology

> Talking about etymology ... Lately I have been wondering about the origin
of
> the very "to conk," as in "to punch" or "to hit," apparently earlier "to
> punch on the nose."  I've asked several native speakers of American
English,
> and they felt that its use in their dialects is limited to the expressions
> "to conk (someone) over/on the head" and "conked out" ("passed out (due to
> extreme sleepiness or exhaustion)").

On this very subject we should get a Briton who attended school before or
not long after WWII.
Get him to regale us with that great game 'conkers'.

I wait with baited breath,

Yrs,
Mark

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From: Elsie Zinsser <ezinsser at icon.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2005.03.30 (05) [A/E]

Haai almal,

Ron, ons het in Afrikaans verskeie konk-verwante woorde en ek wonder
of dit nie aan die 'konk' soos in 'konkaaf' ('gebuig') verwant is nie:
Konkel - to scheme in a crooked fashion
Konka - drom met gate om kole in te pak (van tonga > iTunga - melkdrom
(Xhosa)
Ingekonk - ingeduik
konkelooi - ooi wat 'n ander ooi se lammer afrokkel (steel)

Groete,
Elsie Zinsser

[Talking about etymology ... Lately I have been wondering about the origin
of
the very "to conk," as in "to punch" or "to hit," apparently earlier "to
punch on the nose."  I've asked several native speakers of American English,
and they felt that its use in their dialects is limited to the expressions
"to conk (someone) over/on the head" and "conked out" ("passed out (due to
extreme sleepiness or exhaustion)").

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

Hi, Lowlanners,

in my (earlier) posting "Lexicon" I mentioned:

> *Göl*    HG: wüste Tanzerei   E: very wild dancing

I've made some thoughts about it and I came to the good old word (E:)
"gai[ety]", (G:) "geil" (in these days it just shifted from the meaning of
'lecherous' to 'hot', 'terrific').

Now I should like to write it (LS:) *Gail*.

More than 10 Cents?

Greutens/sincerely

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm

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