LL-L: "Folklore" LOWLANDS-L, 11.OCT.2000 (04) [E]

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From: Thomas [t.mcrae at uq.net.au]
Subject: LL-L: "Folklore" LOWLANDS-L, 10.OCT.2000 (01) [E]

> From: Lowlands-L <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: LL-L: "Folklore" LOWLANDS-L, 10.OCT.2000 (01) [E]
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> From: Marco Evenhuis [evenhuis at zeelandnet.nl]
> Subject: LL-L: "Folklore" LOWLANDS-L, 09.OCT.2000 (09) [E/LS/Danish]
Marco Evenhuis wrote.....

> Well, just like Andy remembers reading something about pinkie being a Dutch
> loan, I remember reading something about the Old English word pinca, point or
> tip (pin?)...

I wonder if there is a connection  here with the old fencing term for a
small surface penetration of the opponent's skin. It was called 'pinking'
and I'd always thought it referred to the small amount of blood that
appeared.

Regards
Tom
Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia
"Oh wid some power the Giftie gie us
Tae see oorselves as ithers see us"
Robert Burns--

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