LL-L "Etymology" 2005.11.23 (06) [A/E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 23 November 2005 * Volume 06
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From: "Jo Thys" <jo.thijs1 at telenet.be>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2005.11.22 (01) [E/LS/German]

Dag Mark, allemaal,

> 'stirk' = yearling ox or cow. Anglo Saxon 'stirc' = calf.

In the former mails I didn't recognize stärke, stork at all, but a 'stierke'
is common Flemish for a yearling ox. Maybe the -k(e) is an diminutival affix
like in var-ken (Lim ver-k-ske).
A 'var' or 'varing' is a 'young bull' and a 'vaars' is a 'yearling cow'.
Bestaan die in het Afrikaans?

Met vriendelijke groete,

Jo Thys

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