LL-L "Lexicon" 2004.07.05 (05) [E]

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From: denis dujardin <dujardin at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2004.07.05 (01) [E]

Frederic,

But there are still some toponyms in Belgian Franders which refer to hill.
For example the village of Lotenhulle (near Gent), meaning Lo ten Hulle:
Forest on the hill.
Maybe "helling" is used in French Flemish. I never heard it though. "Helling
" meaning "slope" in Dutch.

best greetings

denis dujardin
kortrijk
flanders

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

Denis, folks,

In the North Saxon dialects of Germany, the normal equivalent for the noun
'slope' or 'hillside' (i.e., sloping ground, German _Abhang_ lit. "off-hang"
or _Anhöhe_ lit. "on(to)-height") is _an-barg_ <Anbarg> ['?a.nba:x],
literally "on(to)-mountain/hill".  This can also denote a path or road that
goes up onto a hill or mountain.

Apparently, Scots has several general equivalents for this.  Of these, I
feel that _brae_ (related to or derived from Gaeilic _brà ighe_ 'upper part
(of a place)'?) is closest related in meaning to LS _an-barg_ in that it can
denote a fairly steep hillside or bank, an upland area, or a path or road
with a fairly steep gradient.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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