[Regia-NA] Gambesons and German!!!

[Douglas Sunlin]

All I know is that the "low" refers to the low countries, northern Germany 
specifically, while "high" German would be that of southern Germany. For an 
Old English connection, you're probably fishing the wrong stream; look to 
Norse, Danish and Norwegian for cognates.

Osweald
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>From: "Phil Scott" <phils at clara.net>
>Reply-To: list-Regia-NA <list-regia-na at lig.net>
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>CC: Regia NA <list-regia-na at lig.net>
>Subject: [Regia-NA] Gambesons and German!!!
>Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 18:21:17 +0100
>
>Can anyone explain the difference to me, please, between Old High German 
>and Old Low German? Is it as I presume geographic?
>
>The reason I ask is this, I've been told there is no word for a gambeson in 
>Old English. My dictionary though lists the word 'gambeson' as Old French, 
>but deriving from the Old High German 'wamba' meaning belly. I am wondering 
>then about the links between Old High German and Old English.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Phil
>
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>
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