LL-L "Etymology" 2005.05.31 (03) [LS]

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From: "jonny" <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: Etymology

Leyve Lowlanners, Reynhard,

(English below)

keyn von Jou kennt dat Wourd LS: _lemmig_ or eyn van de Verwandten?

In uns neddersassisch' Dialekt ward dat bruukt as eyn Oort van
'Wishi-washi-Wourd', is eyder 'larifari':

Dat meynt mennig wat, un' ick will eyn poor Byspeel'n geven:

1. 'De Oulen seeten lemmig op dat Soufa.': E: 'The old people sat relaxed on
the sofa.'; G: 'Die alten Herrschaften saßen entspannt auf dem Sofa.'

2. ' De Vagel plustert sick lemmig opp in't Buuer.': E: 'The bird
????plusters??? its feathers in its cage.'; G: : 'Der Vogel im Bauer
plustert seine Federn mit Wohlbehagen auf.'

3. 'Vandoog hevvt wy eyn lemmig Witterung.': E: 'Today the wheather is
well-balanced, equable.'; G: ' Sehr angenehmes Wetter, heute.'

$. 'Hey blivvt jymmer lemmig.': E: 'He always keeps cool.'; G: 'Er lässt
sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen.'

In myn etymoloog'sche Wöörboykers hevv ick een Wourd funnen, wat dit Wourd
aehnlich is: Oul-Germaansch (OS, OHG, OE, OF): 'l'mmian, lemmen, lama,
lamma' , jymmer inne Meen' van G: 'lahm [machen], weich, lähmen,
zerbrechen/-brochen, lähmen, schwächen, verwunden, kampfunfähig machen.'

Wat dycht Jou- is dat woll de Oorsprong, un in welkeyn Meent schull eyn dat
vandoog bruuken?

Greutens/Regards

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm

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