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<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(0, 104, 28);"><a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></span> <span class="lDACoc"><<a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a>></span></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 "Etymology"<br><br></span><p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
from <a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk" target="_blank">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">New thread</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Dear All I have just been asked by a friend if I know the origin of the countryman's name for a cowslip - namely 'paigle'.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Having googled around I have suggested that these two factors might have something to do with its origin:-</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1. from Wikipedia under <i>cowslip</i></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span> </span>An ancient name for the
plant is "paigle" (origin unknown). Another name, herb Peter, derives
from the tale of St. Peter dropping the keys to the Gates of Heaven,
with the cowslip springing from the spot.</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">2. "Pagel" Origins of Surnames site</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">among other ideas: </p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1. A Platt Deutsche (Low German) variation of the first name Paul. The Baptism of<span> </span>Pagel
Pagelsen is recorded in 17th century Denmark. Pagel also appears as a
first name in 18th and 19th century Mecklenburg-Schwerin.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">So my suggestion is:- </p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The flower heads look just like a bunch of keys hanging from a belt so maybe they are St Peter's Keys<span> </span>or St Peter's<span> </span>or
Peter's and in LG >> Pagel and this is further supported by the
2nd name of Herb Peter which would give rise to Pagel as its LG name.</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a cowslip is LG and other languages please? And what do you think of the St Peter's (keys) = Pagel idea?</p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">best wishes from a freezing Worcestershire.</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From a grumpy Heather who has lost 90%
of her lilac blooms to a cold wind that blew a few days ago
GRRRRRRRRRRR/ Luckily the plum, pear, apple and cherry blossom is
holding up.</p><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----------<br><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>From: R. F. Hahn
<</font><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">></font><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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Subject: Names</span><br><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi, poor, grumpy Heather!<br><br>Sorry about the lilac.<br><br>Here's something to cheer you up -- just relevant data to allow you to keep pursuing this thread.<br>
<i><br></i><font size="2"><i>Primula veris</i><br><br>English: cowslip<br><br>Castilian: </font><i>
hierba de San Pedro</i> ("Saint Peter's herb")<br><font size="2"><br>Dutch: <i>(gulden) sleutelbloem</i> ("(golden) key flower")<br><br>Estonian: </font><i>nurmenukk </i>("field key")<br>
<font size="2"><br>German: <br> <i>(echte) Schlüsselblume </i>("(true) key flower")<br> </font><i>
Frühlings-Schlüsselblume</i> ("spring key flower")<br><font size="2"> </font><i>Wiesenschlüsselblume</i> ("meadow key flower")<br><font size="2"><br>
</font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Heligoland Frisian: <i>hemelslot</i> ("heaven's lock/key")</p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br><font size="2">Low Saxon:<br>(Germany): <br> <i>Himmel(s)sl</i></font><font size="2"><i>œtel </i>~ </font><font size="2"><i>Himmel(s)sl</i></font><font size="2"><i>öttel </i></font><font size="2">("heaven's key(s)")</font><font size="2"><br>
<i>Hoostenbloom</i></font><font size="2"><i> </i>("cough flower")<br> </font><font size="2"><i>Karkensl</i></font><font size="2"><i>œtel</i> ("church key(s)")</font><br>(Netherlands):<br> <i>gullen sleutelbloeme</i><font size="2"> ("(golden) key flower")</font><br>
<br>Norwegian: <i>marianøkleblom</i> ("Mary('s) key flower")<br><br>Sorbian, Upper (colloquial): <i>pětrkluč </i>("Peter key")<br><br>Sorbian, Lower: <i> pětšowy klucyk</i><i> </i>("Peter key")<br>
<br>Swedish:<br> <i>Jungfru Marie nycklar</i> ("Virgin Mary keys")<br> <i>Sankt Pers nycklar</i> (Saint Peter's keys")<br><br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br></p><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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