LL-L "Etymology" 2003.03.16 (03) [E]

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

Ron wrote:

> Both Dutch and Afrikaans have _eekster_ for 'magpie'.   I wonder what
sorts
> of etymological theories have been proposed for them.

I think you mean _ekster_...

> What Frisian, Zeelandic, Flemish, Brabantish and Limburgish words are
there
> for "magpie"?

In Limburgish, you can find 'aester', 'aekster' or 'aegerst', depending on
dialect. Forms such as 'hanneke' or 'hanno' also exsist, but are far less
common.

Brabantish has a lot of names for the bird, all of which are quite different
of each other, e.g.: tutte, stekdaof, spelekster, krooi, kiekendief,
klapvogel, kijkjan, jannek, jan, hannek, gaaddief, buujmkleffer, anna, stok
in 't gat, sjaak, marrikol, kalle and more. However, far most common is
'ekster' and variants, though. All the forms can be found at the website of
the Dictionary of Brabantish Dialects at www.kun.nl/dialect/wbd (also
nicknames for the magpie can be found there -- devil's bird is not one of
them, though).

regards,
Mathieu

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