LL-L "Semantics" 2002.06.05 (01) [E]

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From: "Marco Evenhuis" <evenhuis at zeelandnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Semantics" 2002.06.04 (02) [E]

> Ron wrote:
> >(By the way, Low Saxon _leeg_ is semantically interesting in that it
> >means both 'low' (and also 'flat', thus _Leegland_ 'low-lying, flat
> >land') and 'bad' (> 'inferior', 'evil', 'naughty').)

The same goes for Zeêuws: _leege_ or _leage_ means
both 'low' and 'flat', although under recent Dutch
influence, forms like _laoge_ and _laege_ become
more and more widespread.
I think that in Dutch _leeg_ originally also meant
'low'.

Regards,

Marco

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