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Subject: Re: Origin of "Forkapa"
Author: shmokken   (Authenticated as shmokken)
Date: July 25, 2007 at 2:38:53 PM
Reply to: Re: Origin of "Forkapa" by Jim Young
Hi Jim,
Check this out and let me know waht you think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Low_Franconian



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Frisian

http://www.koeblergerhard.de/germanistischewoerterbuecher/altfriesischeswoerterbuch/afries-F.pdf

page 34:

for-kâp-ia* 10, afries., sw. V. (2): nhd. verkaufen; ne. sell (V.); ÜG.: lat. vÐndere

L 2; Q.: W, R, E, Jur, L 2; E.: s. for- (1), kâp-ia; W.: nfries. forkeapjen, V.,

verkaufen; L.: Hh 55a, Rh 1113a

for-kâp-inge 1, afries., st. F. (æ): nhd. Verkauf; ne. sale; Hw.: vgl. mnd.

vorkôpinge, mnl. vercopinge; Q.: AA 65 (1513); E.: s. for-kâp-ia, *-inge; L.: AA 65



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