[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] We~gierka

[Otto]

Afternoon all,
It will be interesting to see where this discovery process leads  
regarding the word usage.

Anna Zgliñska's  comment and contribution was refreshing because it is  
a rare opportunity to hear opinions of one that is adept in their  
mother language. I look forward to hearing her on more subjects.

I immediately tuned in to Jutta's comment, "The truth is not the  
result of 'what most people think' or 'what has been published most  
times''.  How true. We have only facts to sort, facts built on  
opinions. Especially 'dictionaries', volumes of opinions. A reality  
check is necessary most of the time.

Jan with his linguistic preciseness is always appreciated.

I also approve of Jerry's intuitive approach because I viewed the map  
he referenced and saw the same patterns he described employed by the  
cartographer of that particular map. . . I still have a hold on the  
gut feeling. . .

I only offer a brief tale.
For me there is a connection between Hungarians and plums.
Draw your own opinions.
One mile east of me where I lived on a farm as a boy lived a Hungarian  
family with the surname Baran'yai. They wouldn't roast bacon (szalona)  
over a fire-pit like like the other Hungarian family around the corner  
from them, (cultural difference between the 'landed' and serfs)  
instead they'd fry pork loin on a tin plate and drink hazi polinka,  
Hungarian plum brandy.

The father, Julius, had an orchard of always heavily fruited plum  
trees when in season different from the purple ones that we raised for  
baking. They produced a special pale yellow, sweet, juicy plum which  
he harvested and mashed, placed into large vats to ferment, then  
pressed them and distilled the liquid, leaving him with an excellent  
plum brandy—Hazi Polinka. Tasty firewater.  When old, Julius sold the  
farm. . . I bought the copper still. I still hanker to eat their  
yellow plums. The shores of cool waters on the Weichsel River would  
have been a great site to set up a still. Plum brandy has no ethnicity  
connected to it.

. . .   Otto
          " The Zen moment..." wk. of January 04, 2009-
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                 "The future. . . . always catches up."