LL-L: "Help needed" LOWLANDS-L, 08.AUG.2001 (01) [D/E]

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From: Pat Reynolds <pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L: "Help needed [16th Century, Antwerp, Buildings]"

Dear Colleagues,

I am working my way through the Dutch dictionary, and have reached the
entry for 'ankerhoodt'
This has a ship's anchor meaning, and a muuranker meaning, which is
explained in the following quotation:

Een yugelyck mach tymmeren ende metsen opt duyterste van synder erven,
ende soe nae eens anders erve alst hem belieft, maer moet alsdan up syn
vuyterste erve bliven, syn ankerhoodt binnen synen muere houden ende
entrecken.

I am having a little difficulty translating this! (I have two years of
Dutch evening classes, which have equipped me to ask for a double room
with shower ....)  The text is 1545, Antwerp.  The word which has me
foxed is 'duyterste' or 'vuyterste' (assuming it _is_ the same word!).
When I got to 'duyterste' I made it 'first-penny' and wondered if it
were some kind of contractual term...

I'm guessing that 'metsen' is modern Dutch 'metselen', and a lot of
other things.  If anyone knows of a 'Get By in Early Modern Dutch'
course (book or a real course somewhere), I'd be very grateful!

Best wishes to all,

Pat

Pat Reynolds
(research student, University of York)
--
Pat Reynolds
pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk
   "It might look a bit messy now, but just you come back in 500 years time"
   (T. Pratchett)

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