LL-L "Etymology" 2002.06.16 (01) [E]

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From: <burgdal32 at mac.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.06.15 (04) [E/LS]

> Ron wrote:
>> As far as I know, _leeg_ ([lE.IC], which should really be spelled _leyg_
>> or _leig_) is a cognate of Dutch _laag_, English _low_, etc.  It's
>> predominant meaning now is 'bad' or 'inferior', can be translated from
>> German _schlecht_ in most contexts, including "feeling bad," "looking
>> bad," etc.  In most contexts I would translate 'ugly' (Dutch _lelijk_)
>> as Low Saxon (Low German) _wanschapen_ ['va.nSQ:pm=].
>>
>> Regards,
>> Reinhard/Ron
>
> Of course: what about engl. "lake", upper German "Lache", in our dialekt
> "look",  Scots "loch"?

In Flanders I know a castle that is called 'de lakebossen'(E The woods
by
the lake)
Luc Vanbrabant

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