LL-L "Etymology" 2004.10.11 (03) [E]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.10.11 (01) [E]

Ron wrote:
> In Germanic mythology also, Uilleam.  An oak-tree holds up Yggdrasil, the
> "heaven," and oak-leafs are among the most common heraldic symbols.

Beg to differ, Ron... Yggdrasil is not an oak tree, it's an ash. In German,
it's called the "Weltenesche", not to be confused with "Weltenelch" (the
Global Moose). And I don't think I've ever seen ash-leaves in heraldry.

Gabriele Kahn

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From: R. F. Hahn <lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net>
Subject: Etymology

All right, all right, Gabriele!  I'm retracting it before I get any more of
this.  I yield to a mind (apparently) not (yet) given to bouts of senility.

Tata!
Reinhard/Ron

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