LL-L "Lexicon" 2010.05.27 (01) [EN]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Lexicon

Dear Lowlanders,

I wonder if any of you can help regarding the Low Saxon and other names for
the bird known in English as “(common) swift” (*Apus apus*). My educated
guess is that in Low Saxon of Germany it is **Muurseiler* (“wall glider”), *
*Toornseiler* (“tower glider”) or **Toornswulk* (“tower swallow”).


German: Mauersegler (“wall glider”), Turmschwalbe (“tower swallow”)
Dutch: gierzwaluw (“vulture swallow”)
Frisian, Western: toerswel (“tower swallow”)
Danish: mursejler (“wall glider”)
Norwegian, Bokmål: tårnsejler (“tower glider”)
Swedish: tornseglare (“tower glider”), tornsvala (“tower swallow”)
Icelandic: múrsvölungur (“wall glider”), turnsvala  (“tower swallow”)
Welsh: gwennol ddu (“black martin”)
Estonian: piirpääsuke (“boundary swallow”)
Finnish: tervapääsky (“tar swallow”)
Hungarian: sarlósfecske (“visitor swallow”)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Swift

Thanks and regards,
Reinhard/Ron



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