ge-dwǣs-mann Posted on August 12, 2015 by Hana Videen ge-dwǣs-mann, m.n: fool, foolish man. (yeh-DWASS-mahn / jɛ-ˈdwæːs-man) Share this:ShareClick to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related
‘Dwaas’ is still ‘fool’ in modern Dutch. If I read ‘gedwǣsmann’ then I could contruct ‘gedwaasde man’. This word is not actually in use in our language (except in poems), but everyone will understand what it means if I were to say it to someone. LikeLike
‘Dwaas’ is still ‘fool’ in modern Dutch. If I read ‘gedwǣsmann’ then I could contruct ‘gedwaasde man’. This word is not actually in use in our language (except in poems), but everyone will understand what it means if I were to say it to someone.
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Very interesting! I love all your observations about modern Dutch words. 🙂
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