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L O W L A N D S - L - 27 January 2011 - Volume 05<br>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Mark and Ruth Dreyer</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:mrdreyer@lantic.net">mrdreyer@lantic.net</a>></span><br>
Subject: <img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ron/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" width="1" border="0" height="1"><span class="gi">LL-L "Etymology"
2011.01.26 (02) [EN-NL]</span><br>
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Beste Luc:</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Onderwerp: LL-L etymologie<br>
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You wrote:</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Last summer I was passing
the village of 'Lauwe" by boat. On the wall of a factory there was written
'kloddenhandel'.</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">My first thaughts were that
it had something to do with 'cloths'. But when i looked it up on the internet
(INL) there was no mention of any connection with the Enghlish word.</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">I am sure your intuition was
correct. Afrikaans says for 'articles of clothing' - 'kledingstukke'.
(Verklarende Afrikaanse Woordeboek - Kritzinger, Labuschagne en Nienaber)
"Kleed, klede; kledingstuk, veral die buitenste rok, kleredrag. Ook:
Tapyt; behangsel van wol of katoenstof; doek.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">It is not a rare word or
construction. the dictionary rings the changes through twelve entries from
'kleed' = to dress through 'kleedhokkie' = changing-room to 'kledy' = clothes,
clothing, manner of dress, style.</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Groete,</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Mark<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(91, 16, 148);">Paul Finlow-Bates</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:wolf_thunder51@yahoo.co.uk">wolf_thunder51@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br>
Subject: <img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ron/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" width="1" border="0" height="1"><span class="gi">LL-L "Etymology"
2011.01.26 (04) [EN]</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">I've read that the saying
actually doesn't mean "till the end of May"; it refers to the
Hawthorn, also known as the May tree. It has a profusion of white blossoms, and
that's what the saying refers to - when the May blooms are out. That is a
rather earlier time, anywhere from mid April to early May, so rather more
practical advice.</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Paul</p>
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