LL-L "Etymology" 2003.11.09 (06) [E]

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From: Holger Weigelt <platt at holger-weigelt.de>
Subject: "Etymology"

> From: Stella en Henno <stellahenno at hetnet.nl>
> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.11.08 (06) [E]
>
> > Can anyone tell me if the Old English word _ened_ still survives in any
> > dialect of English, apart from in place names? Scots seems to have
_deuk_,
> > is that correct?
> >
> > Also what are the Frisian names for the duck? It would be interesting to
> see
> > if they are cognate with Old English _ened_ or with Modern English
_duck_.
> >
> > What is the Low Saxon word? Is it _eent_?
> >
> > John Duckworth
> > Preston, UK
>
Hello !
Eastern Friesland Low Saxon has "óent"(sg.) / "ónten" (pl.) (in German based
orthography: Aant / Aanten) as a general name for "duck" and also to denote
the female bird. The male duck is "wōrt". Several species or types within
the group have names of their own which are always composites with "-óent"
as last component
(for example: dūkóent = diving duck [Aythia sp.]).
For the Frisian language of the island of Wangerooge following names are
recorded:
"an" = domesticated duck; "woord" = male duck; "wiil an" = wild duck or
specific [Anas boschas L.] and other specific names like "krik-an" [Anas
crecca].
In both languages the birds belonging to the species Mergus have different
names and aren't regarded as ducks. For example: Wanger. "ail-fisker" for
[Mergus merganser] means "eel-fisher".
Regards
Holger

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