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L O W L A N D S - L - 27 October 2008 - Volume 06<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Roland Desnerck</span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:desnerck.roland@skynet.be">desnerck.roland@skynet.be</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L "Etymology" 2008.10.27 (04) [E]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Beste Lowlanders,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Het Nederlands is inderdaad "dun"; het
werkwoord "verdunnen".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Het West-Vlaams van de kust (en dus ook van Oostende) is:
"dinne". De comparatief "dunner" is bij ons:
"dinder"; het werkwoord: "verdinnen".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Buikloop: "de dinne"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Een flauwe mop = e dinn!.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">In een oude tekst las ik voor de ziekte DE PEST =
de ziekte van de rapedinne.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Toetnoasteki,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Roland Desnerck</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);" lang="NL">Watergangstraat 9</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);" lang="NL">8420 Klemskerke</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);" lang="NL">België</span></p>
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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);"><a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L "Etymology" 2008.10.27 (04) [E]</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">from Heather Rendall <a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk" target="_blank">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Reinhard wrote "Thin"
is <i>dün</i> (<i>dünn</i>) in Northern Low Saxon, derived from Old Saxon <i>thunni</i>.<br>
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Old English has the equivalent <i>þynne</i>, Old Frisian <i>thenne</i>, Old
Norse <i>þunnr</i>, Old German <i>dunni</i>, Old Germanic *<i>þun(w)u</i>- ,
Indo-European *<i>t<sup>e</sup>nus</i>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">My Oxford Etymological
would connect thin to the IE *ten- / *ton- meaning 'stretch/extend"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Now this I think is based in
truth! For example I am only 5'3½" but I have the mass of a 6ft model. IF
I were stretched to that height, I might achieve the 'thinness' I am seeking !</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">As it is I am the opposite
of 'thin' - what is the IE stem for 'compact'???? Is it the same a 'fat'</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Heather</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">PS There is a 2nd Heather
Rendall on Facebook. It is NOT me! Just in case anyone had discovered it! I
hate photos of me and rarely take a good one. That is because in my mind's eye
I really am stretched 6 ft instead of a squat 5ft 3½in.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">PPs Hope the head is
(getting) better.</span></p>
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