meregrund Posted on August 30, 2015 by Hana Videen meregrund, m.n: the bottom of a sea, lake or mere. (MEH-ruh-GRUND / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌgɹʌnd) Alexander the Great explores the sea in a submarine: BL Royal MS 15 E vi, c. 1445. Share this:ShareClick to email a link 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
Funny thing is that ‘sea’ in German is ‘Meer’ and a ‘lake’ is in Dutch a ‘meer’ but in German it’s ‘See’. LikeLike
They’re probably what is called ‘false friends’, errors in translation, shifting of meanings, etc. LikeLike
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Funny thing is that ‘sea’ in German is ‘Meer’ and a ‘lake’ is in Dutch a ‘meer’ but in German it’s ‘See’.
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I wonder how that happened!
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They’re probably what is called ‘false friends’, errors in translation, shifting of meanings, etc.
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