LL-L "What does ot mean?" 2008.06.01 (06) [E]

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From: "ds" <dstokely at infionline.net>
Subject: idioms

Dear Ron -

I hope it doesn't sound too scatological, but with this below my mind saw a
reference to breaking wind.  Could that be what the idiom refers to? A
little humor, perhaps?

David Stokely

From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Idioms"

these days I found an interesting idiom I don't understand though I mean to
understand each single word. It is handed down from the Hanseatic merchants
of the 14th/15th century and written in Middle Low Saxon:

*"vynde boddeme maket vynde gut unde vynde gut maket vynde boddeme"*
*vynde:*   *1. winds*
*         2. enemies*
**
*boddeme:* *1. the bottom(s) of a of ship*
                       *2.    (a) special type of ship(s)*
*                      3. (a) shallow part(s) of the sea, near the coast, in
special used in the Baltic Sea*
**
*maket:**   make (3rd pers. sing/pl)*
**
*gut:**     good*
**
*unde:*    *and*

Who is able to solve this conundrum?

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: What does it mean?

Oh, David, dear David,

Who can blame you with temptation so great?

And indeed, for all we know it is a clever Hanseatic word-play aphorism
about stooping to the very bottom (*boddem*) by taking advantage of the
winds (*vynde*) at one's disposal and thus blow one's enemies (*vynde*) out
of the game, even if only by stunning and confusing them for a few seconds.

It was wonderful to hear from you anyway.

The Kahuna has cracked a smile.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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