LL-L "Etymology" 2011.05.26 (02) [EN]

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From: Hellinckx Luc luc.hellinckx at gmail.com
Subject: LL-L "Etymology"

Beste Pat & Ron,


You wrote:

 Reinhard/Ron asked

“I wonder why in some Low Saxon dialects the word for "superstition" (Dutch
*bijgeloof*, Limburgish *biegelouf*, German *Aberglauben*) is
*Höhnergloven*[ˈhœʏnɐˌglɔʊvm̩] ~ [ˈhɔɪnɐˌglɔʊbm̩], literally "chicken
belief". Is the
reference to "chickens" meant to devalue the belief, or is there an old
custom behind it all?
“


I am reminded of “Mother Goose” stories, which I think is a translation from
French.


More information here: Hühnergott –
Wikipedia<http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BChnergott>

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium


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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology


Wow! Thanks, Luc!

So, folks, what is an "adder stone" in English and *adderstanes* in Scots (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adder_stone) is a
*Hühnergott*("chicken/poultry god") in German. There seems to be a
Slavic link (Russian
*куриный бог*, Ukrainian *курячий бог* "chicken/poultry god"), if not
origin, where these and other types of stones served as talismans. The adder
stone played an important role among Druids.


Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

Seattle, USA


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