LL-L "Etymology" 2007.06.23 (02) [E/LS]

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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2007.06.22 (07) [E]

Beste Soenke, Ron,

Jii dis'kreerr'n öber

>> Bourne, burn, delph – a stream *(Ron)*
> I know some streets called 'Am Delfen', 'Delfenweg' and similar - could
> this be the same as this 'delph' you mention?
Un' wii kennt opp ditt Siet vanne Elv ouk noch *'Barne'.* Dat is 'n deypen
Groben dicht an'n Hoff, door wurr'n tou froyhern' Tiiden de Ossen
winterdags an *'börmt'* (getränkt).
Dat is recht vigeliinschen Kroom: *Barne,* *Bärme,* *börmen*- hett altohoup
wat mit Woter tou douh'n...

Tou *'Delfen' *fallt mi oppstünns nix tou in- dat is ne toufallig in *
Friedrichstadt*? *(Nee- hebb all googlet; is in Meldorf.)*


>>  Don, den – hill *(Ron)*
('Düne'?)
> In Dithmarschen, there are a couple of village names ending in 'donn' like
> 'St. Michaelisdonn', 'Hochdonn', 'Dingerdonn'. These villages are all
> situated at the steep edge between the marshlands and the Geest (slightly
> hilly and sandy terrain). So the 'donn' part would probably be the same
> word as this English 'don/den', wouldn't it? Johnny, are there in
> Kehdingen and around similar names?
Tja- dat weyt 'ck ne recht. Wii hebbt hier *'Nordahn'*  inne Neycht'*,*  un'
dat kunn woll passen- is 'n houghe Steel, 'n Geest-Insel  in 't Mourland.
Un'* 'Duhnen'* inne West van Cuxhaven...

Ron in his answer:
>  What I find most fascinating about this word is that it looks
suspiciously related to Celtic * dun (Gaelic dun , Welsh din) 'hill
fortress', 'hill'.
> I wonder if there's a connection with the Brahmins of Bremen.
Is woll 'n antüdelten *(slightly drunken)*  Brahmin ween...

Allerbest!

Jonny Meibohm
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