LL-L "Semantics" 2011.11.17 (02) [EN]

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From: Paul Finlow-Bates wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk
Subject: LL-L "Semantics" 2011.11.15 (03) [EN]


I've never noted before how the Scandinavian forms are very close to the
basic Germanic "animal" or "beast" words (ON *dyr*, NE "deer", German
*Tier*etc.).  Is this likely to be coincidence, or is it related to
the
association of wealth and animals, like "fee" and OE *feoh* etc?

Incidentally a friend in South Africa used to say her husband was
"dierbaar" - she joked it meant half animal, half barbarian!

Paul
Derby ("Animal Town")
England

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 From: Luc Vanbrabant lucv32 at gmail.com

 Subject: LL-L "Semantics" 2011.11.15 (03) [EN]

Dag Ron,

West-Vlaams:
dier diere (expensive)
dierbaar (dearly beloved)
dieren, verdieren, dierzen (r niet uitspreken) = duurder worden
te dieren danse = aan een zeer hoge prijs

Nederlands:
duurbaar / dierbaar (dearly beloved).
duurte = expensiveness
duurzaam = durable, lasting

Groetjes

Luc Vanbrabant
Oekene

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 From: Henry Pijffers <henry.pijffers at gmail.com>
 Subject: LL-L "Semantics" 2011.11.15 (03) [EN]

Ron wrote:
>
> Dutch: duur 'expensive' (?)
> Limburgish: deur (dœr) 'expensive'
> Afrikaans: duur 'expensive' (?, but dierbaar 'valuable', 'esteemed')

Dutch also has dierbaar in the meaning of 'dear to one's heart' /
'valuable'.

cheers,
Henry

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