LL-L "Lexicon" 2011.03.23 (05) [EN]

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

Subject: Lexicon



Dear Lowlanders,

Talking some for about flora ...


One of my two favorite late spring flowers is the lily of the valley
(*Convallaria
majalis*). (The other one is the peony (*Paeonia suffruticosa*)).



   - English: lily of the valley (~ lily-of-the-valley), May lily, male
   lily, May bells, lily constancy, ladder-to-heaven
   - Old Scots: *lillikyn*, *lillekyn*, *lyllikyn(n)*, *lullikin* (< Middle
   Dutch *leliekijn* “lily” [dim. ]?)
   - German: *Maiglöckchen* (“May bell(s)” [dim.])
   - Ripuarian: *Maijlöcksche* (“May bell(s)” [dim.])
   - Swiss Alemannic: *Maieriesl* (“May rose” [dim.])
   - Luxemburgish: *Meeréischen* (“May rose(s)” [dim.])
   - Sater Frisian: *Pingsterbloume* (“Whitsun flower”), *Kuutitte* (“cow’s
   teat”?))
   - West Frisian: maaieklokje (“May bell(s)” [dim.])
   - Dutch: *lelietje-van-dalen* (“lily-of-the-valley” [dim.]),
*meiklokje*(“May bell” [dim.])
   - Afrikaans: *lelie-der-dale* (“lily-of-the-valley”)
   - Limburgish: *meizäödsje* (“May seed” [dim.]?)
   - Low Saxon: *Maiklocken* (“May bells”), *Leerken*, *Lierken*, *Lierk*, *
   Lill*, < *Lilg* (“lily”), < *Lilgenkonfal(g)*, *Lilgenkunfal(g)* (“lily *
   convallaria*”), *Maibloom* (“May flower”), *Maibummeln* (“May dangles”),
   *Maienlill* (“May lily”), *Marienklocken* (“Mary’s bells”),
*Ogenkruud*(“eye herb”),
   *Schillerlilg* (“Schiller’s lily”?)
   - Danish: *Liljekonval* (cf. L. Sax., Nor., Swe.)
   - Norwegian: *Liljekonvall* (cf. L. Sax., Dan., Swe.)
   - Swedish: *Liljekonvalj* (cf. L. Sax., Dan., Nor.)
   - Estonian: *maikelluke* (< L. Sax. *Maiklocke(n)*)



Any additions or commends?

Regards,
Reinhard/ Ron
Seattle, USA



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