LL-L "Etymology" 2005.11.05 (01) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 05 November 2005 * Volume 01
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From: Theo Homan <theohoman at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2005.11.04 (05) [D/E]

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Etymology
 
> P.S.: for those of you who absolutely *must* know:
> Dutch _lullen_ 'to fool 
> around', 'to behave in a silly way', 'to talk
> nonsense', _gelul_ 
> 'tomfoolery', 'silliness', 'nonsense', _lul_ (1)
> 'silly person', (2) 'penis' 

***

Hello,

Also 'these words' have 'original' meanings, 
although more complicated to find out, while they
mostly came seldom to us in written form.

For one reason of another I always had the opinion
that D. 'lul[len]' must have had the original meaning
of 'to talk nonsense'; and I always connected this
word with German 'lalen' as is found in the title "Das
Lalebuch". 
For our German friends: the impressum-page tells us:
Gedruckt zu Laleburg / Anno 1597], Reprint Klett-Cotta
ab.1981.

vr.gr.
Theo Homan

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