LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.10.04 (04) [D/E/LS]

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From: Gustaaf Van Moorsel <gvanmoor at aoc.nrao.edu>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.10.04 (03) [E]

Reinhard wrote:

> Back to the *European* Lowlands, in Lowlands Saxon (Low German), the basic
> word for 'cat' is _Katt_ ~ _kat_ ([kat]).  You can also say _Muuschkatt_
> (['mu:Skat]), _Muusch_ ([mu:S]), _Muuskatt_ (['mu:skat]), or _Puus_
> ([pu:s]), or you can use the nickname _Böönhaas'_ (['bø:nhQ:.z] ~
> ['b9:nhQ:.z], literally "attic hare").

Dat is interessant, want in het Nederlands hebben we het woord
'beunhaas' met dezelfde oorspronkelijke betekenis (attic hare)
maar het duidt nu iemand aan die een bepaald beroep verricht in
z'n vrije tijd zonder de juiste opleiding of papieren.  Er is
zelfs een werkwoord 'beunhazen'.

Gustaaf

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From: R. F. Hahn sassisch at yahoo.com
Subject: Lexicon

Beste Gustaaf,

Nipp un nau datsülvige Bedüden kann neddersassisch/nedderdüütsch _Böönhaas'_
~ _Böhnhaas' (nedderlandsch schreven "beunhaoz" mit 't "ao" besünners lang)
ook hebben!  Up ("Hoog"-)Düütsch kann 'n dat as "Pfuscher" or "unzünftiger
Handwerker" översetten.  Man vun'n Verb heff ik noch niks höört.  Kann 't
liekers geven.



Folks, Gustaaf and I noticed that the nickname for 'cat' (_Böönhaas'_ "attic
hare") in Lowlands Saxon (Low German) can in both Dutch and LS also mean
'tinker', 'boggler', anything like 'barely qualified/trained amateur (who
works in the attic, D _beun_, LS _Böön_)'.  In Dutch (and in LS?) there is
even a derived verb!



Groetjes/Kumpelmenten,



Reinhard/Ron


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