LL-L "Etymology" 2011.07.28 (04) [EN-NL]

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From: "Stellingwerfs Eigen"
<info at stellingwerfs-eigen.nl><heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Etymologie"

Dear Heather,
> hullanfortey (oud-Hoogduits)

Just a sugestion:
hullan: Dutch: wikkelen, omzomen; Eng: wrap around, (making a) border.
fortey: Dutch: hoge zandkop in drasland; Eng: an island of higher ground in
marsh.

http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/hullen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Hill

Mit een vrundelike groet uut Stellingwarf
Piet Bult

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