Aga Tentakulus > 21-01-2023, 04:15 PM
davidjackson > 22-01-2023, 07:43 AM
(21-01-2023, 11:40 AM)Mark Knowles Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.You've never been out for a couple of quick drinks after work?(21-01-2023, 11:07 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.a couple in English is understood as two or three or four..In English a couple means two. However it is often used loosely to include three or four. Anything more than four I would have thought stretches the word beyond its limits.
Battler > 23-01-2023, 04:54 AM
Koen G Wrote:Of course these two meanings are interconnected, because for something to be strange it must be relatively uncommon, and something that is uncommon is also more likely to be considered strange. In Dutch, "raar" means weird, while in English "rare" means uncommon.For what it's worth, in Spanish, "raro" means both weird/strange and uncommon, same goes for Catalan "rar". Makes me wonder if the same double meaning existed in older German and Dutch as well.
pedestrian > 23-01-2023, 10:34 AM
(22-01-2023, 07:43 AM)davidjackson Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(21-01-2023, 11:40 AM)Mark Knowles Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.You've never been out for a couple of quick drinks after work?(21-01-2023, 11:07 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.a couple in English is understood as two or three or four..In English a couple means two. However it is often used loosely to include three or four. Anything more than four I would have thought stretches the word beyond its limits.
Koen G > 23-01-2023, 10:51 AM
(23-01-2023, 04:54 AM)Battler Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.For what it's worth, in Spanish, "raro" means both weird/strange and uncommon, same goes for Catalan "rar". Makes me wonder if the same double meaning existed in older German and Dutch as well.
Aga Tentakulus > 23-01-2023, 10:52 AM
davidjackson > 23-01-2023, 09:59 PM
Quote:Can you give me an English example of how the middle German word seldsam would have been used
Sure, here is an example of how the Middle German word "seldsam" could have been used in a sentence:
"Das ist ein seldsam Gewand, das ich noch nie gesehen habe. Es ist sehr selten und wertvoll."
This translates to: "That is a rare garment, I've never seen before. It's very uncommon and valuable."
In this example, the word "seldsam" is used to describe a garment as being rare and valuable. It is showing that the garment is not frequently encountered and that is of great worth.
It's important to note that this is a hypothetical example, as the word "seldsam" would have been used differently depending on the context and the time period in which it was used.
Quote:What were the meanings of the middle German word seldsam?
The Middle German word "seldsam" has several meanings, including:
Rare or uncommon: This meaning refers to something that is not frequently encountered or seen.
Strange or peculiar: This meaning suggests that something is unusual or out of the ordinary.
Precious or valuable: This meaning implies that something is valuable or of great worth.
Fine or excellent: This meaning refers to something that is of high quality or exceptional.
Distant or remote: This meaning implies that something is far away or located in a remote place.
It's important to note that Middle German is a historical language, and its meanings and usage may have evolved over time and vary based on context.
Koen G > 23-01-2023, 10:10 PM
ReneZ > 23-01-2023, 11:04 PM
Quote:Severino Leorino, so aufm schloß auf ainem roß im rennen selzame khünst gebraucht,
seint 100 taller angeschafft worden.
Quote:Die Doboischen erben werden ersucht, daß sie auf Volckhardten Widtmairß ersuchen, die
bei der verlassenschafft befundene selzame sachen von königlichen antiquitet
herkommendt undter einem inventario alher vertrauen und bei einem eigenen diener zum
ersehen alher überschickhen sollen.
Quote:Hr. bischoff zue Waraßdin solle zue ierer mt. notturfften sex ausserlesener gutschyroß
einer groß und selzamer farben zuwege bringen und den negsten alher überschickhen.
Koen G > 24-01-2023, 10:05 AM