LL-L "Etymology" 2003.12.09 (06) [E]

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From: Mathieu van Woerkom <mathieu.vanwoerkom at student.kun.nl>
Subject: Etymology

Peter Snepvangers wrote:
> I came across 2 words that I have never heard in speech before. They may
be
> commonly used, but I have never heard them used by Nederlanders here in
> Australia and found them in an old Dutch/Swedish recipe book from my
father.
> Could you tell me from where the words originated and the variants in
> Frisian and Limburgs. They are "smeuig" and "ouwel".

'Smeuïg' is a word that is still in use in the Netherlands, it's meaning is
a bit hard to define. The Van Dale dictionary gives:
Smeuïg: (van spijzen) dikvloeibaar, gebonden --> een smeuïg soepje

The Limburgish word is 'meutsig'.

I have never heard 'ouwel' before, but the dictionary says:
Ouwel: g.mv. (stofnaam) dun, plat gebak van blank, ongezuurd tarwemeel,
gewoonlijk helder wit. Synoniem: eetpapier.
Ouwel wordt in langwerpig-vierkante bladen in de handel gebracht. In de
geneeskunde wordt ouwel gebruikt voor cachets, om slecht smakende poeders
gemakkelijker in te kunnen nemen.

regards!
Mathieu

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