LL-L "Lexicon" 2006.03.20 (04) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 20 March 2006 * Volume 04
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Lexicon

Heiko,

You wrote:

> 3) Talking of "schnell": what is "Eisschnelllaufen" and
> "Einsschnellläufer/in"

Remember what I wrote about _gau_ under "Etymology."  _Fiks_ (<fix>), _snel_ 
(<snell>), _rasch_, _dryvens_ (<drievens>), _swin(d)_ (<swind>, <swinn>) and 
other words roughly glossed as 'fast' would not work either in this context. 
And -- I hate to tell you that knowing that you hate the word 
_Patentplatt_ -- this is where neologism creation from a German angle tends 
to fall flat on its face, where literal translation cannot be applied but 
(near-)native speakers' intuition and "ear" must be relied on.  I would not 
translate this word.  Personally, I'd use _strydschourrönnen_ 
(<Striedschohrönnen> "scate racing") for the activity, _strydschourrönner_ 
(<Striedschohrönner>) for the male athlete and _strydschourrönnersch_ 
(<Striedschohrönnersch>) for the female athlete.  This makes much more sense 
to me.  Depending on the dialect, you could use _schoerken_ (<Schœrken>, 
<Schöörken>) instead of _strydschou_ for 'scate(s)'.

> in Low Saxon? (As opposed to "Eiskunstlauf") And what is the LS word for
> "Geschwindigkeit" like in "Lichtgeschwindigkeit"?

I wouldn't use one word, because there is none.  I would paraphrase it, such 
as _de tyd voer ..._, _de rönntyd_, _de tyd, de dat licht vun een steed' na 
de annere bruukt_, etc.

Kumpelmenten,
Reinhard/Ron 

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