LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 18.MAR.2001 (02) [E]

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From: Alfred Brothers [alfredb at erols.com]
Subject: LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 17.MAR.2001 (05) [E]

R. F. Hahn wrote:

> Is the Modern Scandinavian word _men_ for 'but' a loan from Middle Low
> Saxon (Low German)?  Modern Low Saxon has _man_ (being used in various
> ways, much like Dutch and Afrikaans _maar_), and Icelandic _en_ for
'but'.
>
> Thanks for thinking about it.

Yes, according to Eric V. V. Gordon's _Introduction to Old Norse_ it *is* a

loanword from Middle Low German _men_ and is classified as East Norse.

Apparently it has now replaced the older _enn_ even in Nynorsk. Olav T.
Beito
(Nynorsk Grammatikk, Lyd- og ordlære) says, " _men_ frå sv. og da., kanskje
av
gda. _medhen, men_ med påverknad frå mnt. _men_." [mnt. = mellomnedertysk]
--
Trans.: _men_ from Swed. and Dan., probably from Old Dan. _medhen, men_
under
the influence of MLG _men_.

It's also _men_ in Faroese, where _*en(n)_ doesn't seem to be used any
longer,
either. Undoubtedly also under Danish influence.

That's all I could find.

Regards,
Al Brothers

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