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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 05 October 2008 - Volume 02<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
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From: <span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Jonny</span> <<a href="mailto:jonny.meibohm@arcor.de">jonny.meibohm@arcor.de</a>><br>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Courier New";">Beste Lowlanners,
Reinhard in special,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Courier New";">yesterday I became
remembered at an old Low Saxon word: <b><i>"Oart".</i></b> It means a
certain measurement for fluid ('schnaps' in special ;-)), and its German
relative probably is 'Quartierchen' (nearly a false Friend to the
lately discussed Dutch 'kwartiertje').</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Courier New";">I'd never before
seen a shifting from <i>_qu_</i> to <i>_o_</i> , <b>from a consonant to a
vowel!!,</b> and I wonder, how it happened. Does anyone know more examples of
this special kind of 'lautverschiebung'? Could it be a result of the
similarity between the writing of these two letters, in other words - a
kind of vowel shifting via "Schriftsprache" ('written
language')? </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Courier New";">Allerbest, and enjoy
the rest of Sunday!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Courier New";">Jonny Meibohm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
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