LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.25 (03) [EN]

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From: Jacqueline Bungenberg de Jong <Dutchmatters at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.25 (01) [EN]

Ron, Elsie Re: Low Saxon has cognates of *skobbejak*: *Schubbjack ~
Schubbejack ~ Schubberjack* 'rascal', 'scoundrel', 'scallywag'. I can't
figure out its etymology.

Schubben in Dutch are the same as Scale in English. Would this be a slippery
person maybe. There are other examples of descriptions of persons with
qualities derived from animals.

I like f.i. “ongelikte beer” for an uncouth person. Jacqueline
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From: Diederik Masure <didimasure at hotmail.com>
 Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.25 (01) [EN]

Elsie:
Dutch schaft (meal break for workmen like in construction and so), frisian
skoft 'short period/break', antwerpian schoofzak, the bag in which the
workers/'arbeiders' take their usually wife-prepared lunch to work

Diederik

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