LL-L "Lexicon" 2010.06.18 (01) [EN]

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From: Jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>

Subject: LL-L "Lexicon"



Beste Lowlanners,



the best way to learn more about Low Saxon is to talk with native
"Nedersaksen" in the Netherlands, but to deal as much as possible with the
Dutch/Belgian Standard-Taal as well.



Yesterday my friend Piet Bult from Stellingwerf (NL) and I came across the
different words for *"frog"* *('anura')* and *"toad" (*archaic* "paddock")*
*('bufonidae').*



*frog:* NL *"kikker";* DE *"Frosch";* LS (German, Lower Elbe-region) *"Poggen",
"Puggen", "Ütschen"(*)*



*toad:* NL *"pad, padde";* DE *"Kröte";* LS (Stellingwerfs, NL)
*"podde";*LS (German, Lower Elbe-region)
*"Kroot"; *LS (German, diff. regions) *"Padde",* *"Padden"*



*[*(***) *Ütschen**(***)* originally denotes a DE "*Unke",* *'bombina';* NL
"vuurbuikpadde", "onheilsprofeet"(****). Someone told me anytime that this
mistake had been occured by any fairytale of the Grimm brothers(!) -
probably wrongly translated it found its solid place in our Low Saxon
language.

(****)In German we also connect 'Unke' as well as the Netherlanders with the
'prophesy of doom'. In this sense we even use the verbum "unken" in daily
language.

(*****) Does anyone know the meaning of "Ültje" (which is a brand of the
Unilever Company now)? In de.wiki I just found that the word is from Eastern
Frisian Low Saxon, denoting a 'peanut'. I dont believe in this, because, if
it should make sense, it should be 'oiltje' - 'oil-{nut}'.*]*



Now, what made me curious about these words is the fact how different all
the mentioned languages have formed and specialized them.

Some examples (I'm sure you know more of them):



*DE:* "eine Kröte schlucken" - *E:* 'to bite the bullet';



*DE:* "kleine Kröte" denotes E: 'a little bitch'; the same we know from *LS:
* 'lütte Kroot' ; in *NL*: 'kroete' = 1. 'snibbige, vinnige en snel
dwarsliggende vrouw of meisje', 2.'kleine persoon, ook gezegd van een kind';



*DE:* "einen Frosch im Halse haben", meaning *E:* 'to be hoarse';



*NL:* "de witte krodde" bot. *'thlaspi arvense', *probably because of the
form of the seed - it looks like a toad (or is it just 'white herb'? In
German its name is 'Acker-heller-kraut' >> 'witt' = 'hell', 'krodde' =
'Kraut'?);



*E:* "pad" denoting a 'pillow', probably because its shape which is close to
a toad.



Have a nice weekend!



Regards!



Jonny Meibohm

Lower Saxony, Germany



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