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From: "Popkema" <apopkema at fa.knaw.nl>
Subject: Old Frisian 'thing'/'ewa'

Hello,

My name is Anne Popkema, and I am currently editing an Old Frisian
incunabulum at the Fryske Akademy yn Ljouwert, Holland. This book
consists of legal texts, and one of the most frequent legal terms, is
Old Frisian 'thing', which means something like 'court session'.
However, that translation is obviously a quite modern one, and I would
like to have an English equivalent of 'thing' that appeals more to
medieval society and resembles (if possible) the Old Frisian word.
Another word is 'ewa', which means '(traditional) law'. As 'law' is
allready used for Ofr. 'riucht', I would like to use a different term
for 'ewa'. Once again, suggestions are quite welcome, and in all cases I
would like to use forms that resemble the Old Frisian original, if
possible.

Greetings,

Anne Tjerk Popkema
Fryske Akademy
+31 (0)58 2343035
apopkema at fa.knaw.nl

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Help needed

Welcome to Lowlands-L, Anne!

"Thing" (the Old Germanic institution, a word still used in North
Germanic) tends to be "translated" as "thing," "ting" or "þing" in
specialist English literature.  (In that case it would require an
explanatory footnote.)  How about "meeting of the Thing"?

How about translating _ewa_ as "legal lore"?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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