LL-L "Idiomatica" 2006.02.01 (02) [E]

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01 February 2006 * Volume 02
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From: Kevin Caldwell <kevin.caldwell1963 at verizon.net>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2006.01.31 (11) [E]

>From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Idiomatica
>
>Not too long ago I mentioned that someone probably "got a box on the ear."
>This provoked much amusement and mental pictures of people wearing boxes on
>their ears, when in reality facial slapping is supposed to be denoted.

More of a slap upside the head, as we say in the South (well, more like 
"upsahd the hayud"), rather than on the face. But then I already knew what 
"a box on the ear" means.

Kevin Caldwell

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From: Rikus Kiers <kiersbv at tiscali.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2006.01.31 (11) [E]

Pulling a face. In dutch : een gezicht trekken of gezichten trekken. Is as
it seems a one to one translation. Interesting

Rikus Kiers

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Idiomatica

Riekus,

Also in German: ein Gesicht ziehen (to make a face)
as well as: eine Fratze ziehen (to grimace)

In Northern Low Saxon you can also say: 'n gesicht trekken ('n Gesicht 
trecken)
More natural to me: 'n muul/snuut trekken/maken ('n Muul/Snuut 
trecken/maken)
Also: 'n truyn trekken/maken ('n Trüün trecken/maken)

So, 'pull' in involved everywhere.

_Muul_ (originally 'animal's mouth', 'muzzle')
_Snuut_ (originally 'snout')

Either of them can refer to a grimace of a human but tends to specifically 
imply pouting; e.g., _Nu trek/maak man keyn muul!_ 'Don't pout now, you 
hear!'

In Missingsch we say _Nu mach mal kein Maul!_ in like manner.  I'm not sure 
if _Maul_ in this sense is Standard German.

German _Fratze_ and Low Saxon _truyn_ imply a deliberately bizarre grimace.

_Schnauze_ and Maul_ in German and _snuut_ and _muul_ in Low Saxon can also 
serve the function of "ugly mouth" or "foul-talking mouth;" e.g.,

(1)
Halt die Schnauze!
Halt's Maul!

Hold de snuut/muul!
(Hool de Snuut/Muul!)

Shut your cake hole!
Shut up!

(2)
Du kriegst/bekommst gleich eine auf die Schnauze.
Du kriegst/bekommst gleich eine auf's Maul.

Krigst vourts/glyks eyn in de snuut.
(Kriggst foorts/glieks een in de Snuut.)
Krigst vourts/glyks eyn up't muul.
(Kriggst foorts/glieks een up't Muul.)

You'll get a punch in the mouth in a minute.

On this lovely note,
Cheerio!

Reinhard/Ron 

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