LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.01 (07) [EN]

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From: Pat Reynolds <pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.01 (06) [EN]

Lowlands-L List i.e. Luc Helinckx wrote:
ie

> Maquerau ~ maquerale (Namur dialect) < through metathesis from Older
> Flemish makelare ~ Makler (G)
>

Is this anything to do with the "king post" makelaar? (not a 'king post' in
English terms, but a wooden gable-point extension thingy that I don't think
British English has a term for.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice philology!

Cheers,

Pat
-- 
Pat Reynolds

It may look messy now ...
        ... but just you come back in 500 years time (T. Pratchett).

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