LL-L 'What does it mean?' 2007.02.08 (02) [A/E]

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L O W L A N D S - L - 08 February 2007 - Volume 02

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From: Pat Reynolds <pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L 'What does it mean?' 2007.02.07 (01) [E]

In message
<57c981290702070724i6001ac37we9708f645643fa9e at mail.gmail.com>,
Lowlands-L List <lowlands.list at GMAIL.COM> writes
>. I'm curious to know what this beerleeu ("bear lion") turns out to
>be. Perhaps a translated version of a Zulu name for a mythical
It sounds to me if it might be heraldic.  It's not one of the well known
combinations such as the eagle-lion (griffin).

Is it on your city coat-of-arms?  There will be a South African College
of Arms which may be able to help.

Best wishes,

Pat
--
Pat Reynolds

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From: "Utz H. Woltmann" <uwoltmann at gmx.de>
Subject: LL-L 'What does it mean?' 2007.02.07 (01) [E]

Nora wrote:

> Please I need you help.
>
> My daughter is in grade 11, she need to do a project on the following
> (BEERLEEU). Please let my know what animal is this and will you please
> forward a picture.

Dear Nora,

maybe it is the antichrist:

In Cape Dutch it is written:

"En die dier wat ek gesien het, was soos ''n luiperd en *sy pote soos
dié van ''n beer, en sy bek soos die bek van ''n leeu;* en die draak het
hom sy krag gegee en sy troon en groot mag" (Op. 13:1-2)"

The same in the King James Version:

"And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as
the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon
gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority."

Best regards
Utz H. Woltmann

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From: Ron Bronemann <ronbron7 at yahoo.com>
Subject:

Lowlands-l members,
What is the meaning of "tho" used early 1500s in area of Jever, Germany?
Thank you for your assistance.
Ron
new to lowland-l

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: What does it mean?

Hi, Ron, and welcome to the List!

By the way, I'm sorry you ran into a technical problem right away.
Apparently you aren't the only one that gets rejection messages from the
server.  I've contacted the consultants at LINGUIST and hope we'll soon get
to the bottom of this and remedy it.

It's good to have you among us.

I'm not sure what tho is supposed to mean without knowing (1) the context
and (2) what language it is, East Frisian or Middle Saxon.  Could it mean
'then', 'at that time'?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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