<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">L O W L A N D S - L - 24 January 2008 - Volume 04
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<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">
Theo Homan</span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:theohoman@yahoo.com">theohoman@yahoo.com</a>></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Traditions" 2008.01.23 (05) [E]<br><br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
> From: R. F. Hahn <</span><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> Subject: Traditions</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[...]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">> I'm revisiting the traditional names of months,...
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="Ih2E3d">I use Modern Low Saxon as the<br>> focus, in part because the<br>> system is still more or less intact in this
<br>> language. I am adding Old German<br>> data because most of them are closely linked.<br>> Unfortunately, there are gaps<br>> as far as Old Frisian and Old Norse are concerned.<br></div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
[...]</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Reinhard,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I think that Old Norse is not much of any use here.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
I think we must rely on the farmer-daughters and -sons</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">between our lowlands-colleagues who vaguely remember
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">their grandparents using names of months they never</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">had heard elsewhere.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
In Old Norse months had names [as: Eggtíð in old</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Iceland, the 7th month], and also an ethymological</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">name [Óski], and each month was dedicated to a god</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[for this month: Baldr] and this month / god had a
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">housing [in this case: Breiðablik, i.e. Twins].</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Pfffff...</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">As I foresee that some among us will show renewed</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">interest in the complicated matters of the calenders
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">of our forefathers [some of them used calenders</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">starting with the lenghening of the days, and others</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
starting with the harvest, and this person's calender</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">starts exactly on the 1st of january], and will begin
</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">thinking again about Julian and gregorian Calenders,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">let me point to 2 free software calenders that compare</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
different kind of calenders:</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- 'Calendar Magic' at:
</span><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="http://www.stokepoges.plus.com/" target="_blank">www.stokepoges.plus.com</a><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">and [with many figures, numbers and data]:</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
- 'Kalendis' at: </span><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="http://www.sym454.org/" target="_blank">www.sym454.org</a><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="http://vr.gr/" target="_blank">vr.gr</a><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" color="#888888">
Theo Homan<br></font><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----------</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: R. F. Hahn <</span><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: Traditions</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks bunches, Theo.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
By the way, I keep wondering why in Old English and Old German May is referred to by "three milks":</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li>
<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">May</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mai ~ Maimaand</span>
</i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ("May month")</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="square"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OS <i>winnemânut</i>h
("bliss month")</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OLF <i>winnemânôth</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG <i>winnimânôd</i></span></li><li style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
OE <i>þrimilcemōnaþ</i>
("three-milks month")</span></b></li><li style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG <i>drîmilki</i></span></b></li></ul></ul></ul><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Might it be because three types of farm animals have had their young by then?</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Correction and additions:</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li>
<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">February</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li>
<i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Februaar ~
Feverwaa</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">r</span></li><li><b style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>Iesmaand </i>(</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">"ice
month")</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></li><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Horning ~ Hornung
</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">("hoar
month")</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="square"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">< OS <i>horningmânôth</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
OG <i>hornung</i></span></li></ul><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lammermaand</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ("lambs month")</span></li><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
Fastelavendmaand</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ("Shrovetide
month")</span></li><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Schäperwahrdi</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ("Watch out,
Shepherd!" jocular)</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="square"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OE <i>solmōnaþ</i>
("sun month"?)</span></li></ul></ul></ul><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
March</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li>
<i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Märzmaand</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ("March month")</span></li><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lentmaand</span></i>
(<span style="font-size: 10pt;">"Lent
month")</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="square"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">< OS <i>lentînmânuth</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
OLF <i>lentinmânôth</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG <i>lenzinmânôd</i></span></li><li style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OE <i>hrēþmōnaþ</i>
("glory month")</span></b></li></ul></ul></ul><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
November</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li><b style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><i>November</i></b><br>
<i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></i></li><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Nävelmaand ~
Nevelmaand</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
("fog month")</span></li><li><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Windmaand</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ("wind month")</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="square"><li>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">OS <i>hervistmânuth</i>
("harvest/autumn month") [cf. September]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OLF <i>hervistmânôth</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG
<i>herbistmânôd</i>
[cf. September]</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OS <i>blôtmânuth</i>
("sacrifice month")</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OE <i>blōtmōnaþ</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">OG <i>wintarmânôd</i>
<span> </span>("winter month"<b style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">)</b> [cf. January,
December]</span></li></ul></ul></ul><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regards,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Reinhard/Ron</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">