LL-L "Lexicon" 2012.01.14 (02) [EN]

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

I wrote:

The word is used on the German side of the border also, Ingmar:

*Grashüpper ~ Grashupper ~ Grashopper*
* ~ Hauhüpper ~ Heuhüpper*
*~ Hauspringer ~ Heuspringer*

In German it is *Heuschrecke ~* *Grashüpfer ~ Heuhüpfer*, scientific *
Kurzfühlerschrecke* ~ *Springschrecke*.

In Missingsch and Northern Standard German it tends to be traditionally *
Grashüpfer*, probably owing to Low Saxon strata.

Luxemburgish: *Heesprénger*
Yiddish: גראָזגריל (*grozgril*)
Dutch: *sprinkhaan*
Afrikaans: *sprinkaan*
* *Danish: *græshoppe*
Norwegian: *gresshoppe*
Swedish: *gräshoppa*
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*Scots has *gress *and *girse *for "grass", *gresslowper* and
*girselowper*for "grasshopper".

*Lowper* (cf. English "leaper") means "jumper" (cf. .*..springer* in some
languages' words for "grasshopper")

By the way, please note the peculiar Irish name for "grasshopper": *dreoilín
teaspaigh* (literally "hot weather wren")! This corresponds to *dreòlan
teasbhuidh* in Scottish Gaelic.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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