LL-L "Names" 2007.07.03 (02) [E/LS/German]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2007.07.02 (03) [LS/German]

Jonny wrote:
>Isse all doud-bleeben, jüst sou as *Jim Quakenbusch*, de Fründ van *James
Stewart* in siin'
>Film *'Bend of the River'*, woneem hey denn seggen dayht: "Der gute alte
Jim, an
>dessen Grab ich so weinte!"

I've never seen that movie in English, but I had always assumed that the
"friend" in the grave went by the name of John Barleycorn!

Gabriele Kahn

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From: Karl-Heinz Lorenz <Karl-Heinz.Lorenz at gmx.net>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2007.07.02 (03) [LS/German]

Jonny wrote:

> Allerbeste Lüü',
>
> kann mii denn nümms helpen?
>
> Güssern schreyv 'ck:
> > weyt jichenseyn van Jouw, woneem de Noom' *'Hein Duptie'*  van
> avv-koomt?

It could be related to High German "Dübel", so Dupti(e) could be a LG/LS
cognate diminutive.

In Alemannic we use the word "Dubel/Dübel" in a similar sense as your
"Dupti(e)". It's often used instead of "Typ" and sometimes mixed up into
something like "Tüpl/Typl" etc., which reminds me of German "Tölpel".

Best regards,
Karl-Heinz
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