LL-L "Etymology" 2008.09.19 (03) [E]

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From: Jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2008.09.18 (01) [E]

Hi, again,



in my previous mail I wrote:

My neighbour even came up with another word which seems to be related (in
meaning, not in etymological aspects): *_Tirrtarr_. *It denotes something
very similar, but not in the landscape, but in furniture. In the process
during producing a cane chair this 'Tirrtarr' describes the run of the
threads in the edges/angles of the seat.

Just a moment- why not related etymologically? Just substitute _rr_ by _ll_,
and there we are: *'Tilltall'*!!! Again 'till', but what is 'tall'???
Perhaps a kind of wordplay as in *'Wirrwarr'* (confusion),
*'wischiwaschi'*(indefinate), '
*larifari'* (airy-fairy, ha!!) or in *'pillepalle'* (unimportant,
forgettable)...



Meanwhile I think that I could have found out the correct meaning of the
word. It probably should be *'Tilltarr'*, because I just remembered LS *
'tarren'*, in its basic meaning 'to pull'.

'To pull the threads to one edge' exactly describes the action!



Allerbest!



Jonny Meibohm

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