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Language varieties<<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: Grammar<br><br>Folks,<br><br>I've attempted to translate the two historical Saxon texts Diederik posted.<br><br>I marked as blue what I assume are direct German loans, and purple what I consider loans that are partly adapted (semi-calques).<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br><br>***<br><br></span></font><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CRon%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><style>
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</style><font size="2"><font style="font-family: times new roman,serif;" size="4"><em><span lang="NL">Dit heft juw gesecht </span></em><br>
<em><span lang="NL">De
truw GOttes Knecht, </span></em><br>
<em><span lang="DE">Den
gy verdömen: </span></em><br>
<em><span lang="DE">Siin
liif ist verbrandt, </span></em><i><span lang="DE"><br>
<em>Siin Seel in GOttes handt, </em></span></i><br>
<em><span lang="DE">Ik
darf em nicht nömen.</span></em></font><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="DE"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This hath said unto you</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
GOd’s true servant (</span><i style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">knight</i><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;">
Whom ye have condemned (</span><i style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">doomed</i><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;">
His body is burned,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
His soul in God’s hand.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
I may not name Him.</span><br>
<br style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">
</span><font size="4"><em style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"><span lang="DE">Dorchluchtigster,
<span style="color: blue;">Großmächtigster Herr König</span>, Durchluchtiger <span style="color: blue;">Hochgeborner</span> Først tho Holsten, <span style="color: blue;">gnädigst und gnädige Herren</span>! <span style="color: blue;">Nachdem</span>
Ju <span style="color: blue;">Königl.</span> Majestät und Förstl. Gnade tho
Holsten dorch den Willen Godes <span style="color: blue;">des </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Almägtigen</span> in disse gude Stad <span style="color: blue;">gekommen</span> sind, so <span style="color: blue;">erschienen</span>
wy Börgermester und Rath, samt dem uthschote der <span style="color: blue;">gemeinen</span>
<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Börgerschafft</span>, und <span style="color: blue;">bekennen</span>,
uns, tho wesen de gledematen des <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Förstenthum</span>
Holsten und Stormarn, und willen uns by Ju <span style="color: blue;">Königl</span>.
Mayst. und Förstl. Gnaden als Försten tho Holsteen und Stormarn holden in allen
<span style="color: blue;">gehörlichen</span> <span style="color: blue;">Sachen</span>,
wo fromen Lüden by öhren <span style="color: blue;">natürlichen</span> gebohrnen
Lands-Försten und Herren tho dohnde geböhrt, und unser Forfahren alletydt
geholden hebben. By also dat wy by <span style="color: blue;">unsern</span>
Privilegien, <span style="color: blue;">Gerechtigkeiten</span> und olden
geböhrlichen <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Gewohnheiden</span> bliwen und gelaten
werden. Wo <span style="color: blue;">nun</span> Ju <span style="color: blue;">Königl</span>.
Mayst. und Førstl. Gnaden uns <span style="color: blue;">gnädigst</span> und
gnädig Willen annehmen, und <span style="color: blue;">unsere</span> Privilegien,
<span style="color: blue;">Gerechtigkeiten</span> und olde redlichen <span style="color: blue;">Gewohnheiten</span> <span style="color: blue;">confirmiren</span>,
holden und handhaven uns ock <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">gehlich</span> ander
Ju <span style="color: blue;">Königl</span>. Mayst. und Førstl. Gnaden undersaten
tho recht vorbidden und vordedigen. </span></em></font><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="DE"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Most Honorable Highness, Most Prodigious King, Honorable Highborn
Sovereign of Holstein, most Gracious of Gentlemen, after Your Royal Majesty and
Princely Grace of Holstein came to this good city by the will of God the
Almighty, we, mayor and council, together with the committee of the general
citizenry, avouch being members of the Principality of Holstein and Storman,
and pledge allegiance to You, Honorable Highborn Sovereign of Holstein and
Stormarn, in all appropriate matters as behooves pious subjects to do to
their country’s born sovereign and lord, as have pledged our forebears at all
times. As also we hold on to our privileges, rights and appropriate old customs
and may be permitted to do so. Now that Your Majesty and Highness most
graciously accepted us and confirms, secures and manages our privileges,
rights and appropriate old customs, at the same time likewise require and defend
as established under Your Royal Majesty and Princely Grace.</span><br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></font></p>
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