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L O W L A N D S - L - 06 December 2008 - Volume 03<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);"><a href="mailto:RBlaustein@aol.com">RBlaustein@aol.com</a></span></span></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L "Etymology" 2008.12.07 (02) [D/E]</span><br>
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<span style="color: black;">In a message dated 12/7/08 4:19:31 PM, <a href="mailto:lowlands.list@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">lowlands.list@GMAIL.COM</a>
writes:<br></span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Moi Reinhard,, Mark en Jonny,</span></span></span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Mien woordenboek van veurnamen gef:</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
<b>Regin:</b> Oorspr.<i> </i></span><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Raad, raadsbesluit</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" lang="NL"> (der Goden) heeft in namen noch slechts versterkende betekenis.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Dus:<i> sterk, zeer.</i> (Vergelijk enkele van de onderstaande voorbeelden.)
Rein, werd ten slotte wel opgevat als<i> rein, zuiver.</i> Daar het een
onzijdig woord was, kwam het alleen als eerste lid in Germ. namen voor. Vergelijk
Goth.<i> ragin,</i> raad, besluit, <i>ragineis.</i> raadgever, raadsheer.
In het Ohd. slechts in eigennamen; Osa.<i> regan, regin, rein, rén,</i>
versterkend in<i> reginthiof</i> aardsdief: Angels<i>, reg(e)n,</i> slechts met
versterkende betekenis<i> regnthéof,</i> aardsdief. Ono.<i> regin, rögn,</i>
de beslissenden, de goden. Bij een Germ. Wortel<i>, reg</i>, ordenen</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Goodgaon,</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Arend Victorie.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Subject: Etymology</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Thanks a lot, Arend.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
I hasten to add that the<i> -hard</i> (~<i> -hardt</i> ~<i> -hart</i>) part is
often falsely assumed to be derived from an ancestor of "heart",
especially in the case of my name (in conjunction with<i> Rein-</i>
folk-etymologizes as meaning 'pure').</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
In actual fact<i> -hard</i> (~<i> -hardt</i> ~<i> -hart</i>) does belong to the
"hard" group which in early times had the additional meaning 'bold',
'audacious', 'intrepid', 'brave', 'strong'.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
It occurs in numerous men's names, such as Adalhard, Bernhard, Bogohard,
Burghard, Cynhard, Eberhard, Eginhard ~ Einhard, Ekhard, Erhard, Gerhard,
Meinhard and Willhard.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Regards,</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
Reinhard/Ron</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Geneva; color: black;"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">
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Dear Lowlanders,<br>
<br>
And let's not forget Richard -- from ric "ruler" + heard
"hard"! <br>
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All the best,<br>
<br>
Richard Blaustein </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(91, 16, 148);">Jonny</span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:jonny.meibohm@arcor.de">jonny.meibohm@arcor.de</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L "Etymology" 2008.12.07 (01) [E]</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Courier New";">Reinhard,
my dear,</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: Arial; color: teal;">"Pure/innocent
heart" ... I wish!</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";">I
never spent any thought to 'innocent' in relation to your person, but
'pure' sometimes really could be befitted to describe some of
your individual sides of character *g*!</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";">Allerbest!</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"; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">Jonny Meibohm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"></span></p>
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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(200, 137, 0);">Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc.</span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:roger.thijs@euro-support.be">roger.thijs@euro-support.be</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L "Etymology" 2008.12.07 (01) [E]</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">> From: <span style="color: rgb(200, 137, 0);">Wolfram Antepohl</span> <<a href="mailto:wolfram@antepohl.se" target="_blank">wolfram@antepohl.se</a>><br>
> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2008.12.06 (01) [E]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">> I am
wondering though, if "os" and "a" appear in any other Low
Saxon settlement names?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">There are
quite a lot of "<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">aa</span></strong>"
rivers;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- in Northern France: <a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aa_%28Frankrijk" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aa_(Frankrijk</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- a long
list on <a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aa_%28waternaam" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aa_(waternaam</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">In the Netherlands there is a town <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oss</span></strong>
<a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oss" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oss</a> but
I don't know the etymolgy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">For <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ossendrecht </span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossendrecht" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="DE">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossendrecht</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> gives
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Usse</span></strong> (dune) + drecht</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Roger</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>