LL-L "Lexicon" 2008.06.06 (09) [A/D]

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From: Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2008.06.06 (04) [D]

 Beste Theo

Onderwerp: LL-Languages "Vocabulary"

u Vraag:
Het woord 'doringhout'.
Nu is dit woord niet te vinden in de online woordenboeken.

Maar het gaat mij om: 'swart-doringhout'.

Marais gebruikt het [over de tovenares].

De specifieke vraag is:
is 'swart' hier alleen gebruikt om de soort hout aan te duiden,
of kan ik 'swart' hier begrijpen met een extra betekenis; iets met rituelen
of folklore of plaatselijke gebruiken?

Mark:
In ons dorre land is vol vele boomgewasse en struikgewasse met allerlei
dorings voorsien, beide sagte- en harde-houtsoorte, in verskeie opsigte
toepaslik vir verskillende gebruik. Weet u van watter houtsoort vermeld
word, en vir watter gebruik? Kan dit die 'swartdoring' of 'swarthaak'
(acasia detinens) wees? (Goeie hout, maar 'n slegte gewas, wat soete
weivelde soms indring). Die ding is, uit die inheemse boomsoorte kan ek aan
net twee boomsoorte met mantieke gebruik dink, en nie een van hulle is
doringagtig nie - maar wel *giftig*!

Betreffende ander eienskappe: Sommige doringhout te sag vir houtwerk en
sommiges selfs nie die moeite werd vir brandhout nie, maar miskien lewer die
laasgenoemdes waardevolle beeste- of bokke-voer.

Die uwe,
Mark

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