LL-L "Etymology" 2006.02.25 (01) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 25 February 2006 * Volume 01
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From: Roger Hondshoven <roger.hondshoven at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2006.02.24 (03) [E]

Hello Roger (T), Ron, Henno and Luc,

In East-Brabant dwars /dweës/ is never used as an adverb. As an adjective it
means "stubborn, obstinate, contrary, unruly".  Hence the noun dwarzerik
/dweëzerik/ ".

Regards,

Roger
>> Hi Roger and Roger and Ron,
>> In my Western Flemish we use the word  'twè(r)s / twè(r)schen", and
>> also "dwèrs",
>> which has the Dutch meaning of "dwars (door)".
>> We use it also like this:
>> -Twèrs over straote gaon (E/ To cross the street)
>> -De rivier twèrsen (E/ To swim across the river)
>> -Twèrsen deur nen akker loôp' (E: To cross a field)
>> -Een akker eggen van langsten en ton van twèrsten (E: To drag a
>> field  on the long side and then on the short side)
>> - Van twèrsten zijn (E: to annoy somebody)
>
> Looks like a strange Frisian relic, or a special development. Frisian
> used to have "twers" (now uses dwers, under Dutch influence), from *thwers
> < *twars, which is related to Dutch dwars etc. Of course th > t is
> standard in Frisian (tinke (cf think), tomme (cf. thumb), troch (cf
> through)).
>
> Henno
>
>> Could that come from the Latin "transversus"?
>>
>> Groetjes
>> Luc vanbrabant
>> Oekene 

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