10-05-2023, 09:58 AM
Geese for the clergy makes no sense in this case as all the dues and taxes mentioned in the Urkundenbuch had to be paid to the monastery of Herzogenburg who owned the land anyway. It all went to the clergy. Also in this construction it would mean clergy/clerical geese which whould probably be an insult. And if it was misspelled it would not have mentioned as positive example in the St. Pölten corrigenum. The 19th century editor of this book must have understood the meaning of "gaismich".
However a problem for gaismich -> goat milk is the absence of mich -> Milch especially in Austria. It's very un-Austrobavarian. Also why mention the fact that geese were fed with milk in a legal document? Do they taste better or does this represent a certain growth stage in peasant jargon? It also raises the question what a "Gaisiung gans" is. A goose fed with young goats? Surely not.
Another fun fact. "Gänsemilch" (goose milk) is a joke word for nonsense like rooster eggs and was common in the 15th century.
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But I doubt that made its way into a legal document. I still think "gaismich" is a correct term but it probably has nothing to do with goats or milk.
However a problem for gaismich -> goat milk is the absence of mich -> Milch especially in Austria. It's very un-Austrobavarian. Also why mention the fact that geese were fed with milk in a legal document? Do they taste better or does this represent a certain growth stage in peasant jargon? It also raises the question what a "Gaisiung gans" is. A goose fed with young goats? Surely not.
Another fun fact. "Gänsemilch" (goose milk) is a joke word for nonsense like rooster eggs and was common in the 15th century.
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But I doubt that made its way into a legal document. I still think "gaismich" is a correct term but it probably has nothing to do with goats or milk.
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