It found words such as “like”, “Selfie”, or “ass wrinkles”, 2017 input in the new edition of the Duden. And because the New is always Exciting, these were spoken of almost 5000 new additions image to flash headlights light, while at the same time retirements basically had to sneak in unnoticed. This is unfortunate, because “language is our treasure, hats, and we take care of him”, as Mr Ebel proclaimed in his always-see Online”office hours”. For this reason, we have decided to let some of the beads from this disappeared Duden vocabulary once again Shine – we have them incorporated in four securitized historical Zürcher stories we include here supplementary.

we have Taken the concepts of Peter Graf’s book “What is in the dictionary”. In the approximately 220 pages of language and cultural history, we find expected upper topics like “fashion and textiles”, “food and beverage” or “sexuality and society” – but also more tilted to the Chapter as “The diminutive world” or “swear words”. Words, in which we were not sure whether they are understood from the context, are explained in the Glossary.

The curse of the alley

Intro: to Scold, and thus the Scheltwörter will never die. This is also a certain F. Meinhard, who wrote in his 1839 published work of a “German Oxford dictionary, or the swear words of the Germans” knew “Rant of easier is the heart.” Because this word is the genus goes with the Trend, it would be slowly time for a new edition of Meinhard’s factory.

history: A legend tells of how the market alley, the nickname of “pirates alley” to: Anon, as the house was, for Alsace at the market alley, a tavern, saw you there often a loose damsel at the window seats. “Heh, you beer dick “, roared to life and it is about a pilgrimage, pilgrims from, to, “see how a beer Lasher .” Or a passing teamster, parents described the maid loudly as the ” thunder hail toad “. However, the pert mouth did not last long: The criminal court of heaven broke in and turned it into a stone statue, which is friendly to the Passing down had to smile.

Who has instead of a fairy tale rather facts, I would say that the curse of the alley her name swear talking to people owed. So the lane once served as the sole access to the only passable bridge in the city. Who is already in a traffic jam in front of the Bareggtunnel sass, you can imagine how the merchants, pilgrims, and drove hepten people whether the clogged road: “You rascals, the Lord God the father! “, “ ass monarch! ” or “ shitting schluker! “.

The tränige paw hour

Intro: other times, Other customs – and, accordingly, other terms. This was true in Particular of the rules of conduct in the family or the school, such as the following, in the urban home customer book immortalized example shows.

story : After the visit to the children’s house school, I came in the German school at Neumarkt, in the upper primary school classes were taught. Our teacher was a former Sergeant, what you said to him in age, though he easily ältelte . He had a scary as the Anxiety demanded obedience, peace and order. His classes were very instructive. Anyone who was disturbed by this – for example, by nafzen , gehunzt or paws be punished. In the Pause before the weekly payroll schwalchte is the teacher from a long pipe with a sharp tobacco. Then he pulled out from behind the stove a hazel stick, the little culprit had to hold in a number and variety of ways the left and the right Hand, to take their paws into the reception. Who was tränig , got from the teacher even ridicule: “You’re a fine Eidgenoss! How do you want to exist in the future, the cannon’s thunder, if you’re not even a couple of Tätzlein endure like? Shame on you!”

A Liaison dangereuse

Intro: is The diminutive seems to be out of fashion. The tiny form, still in the 9. Edition of the Duden (1915) was popular represented, meanwhile, by a majority of a sober use of language disappeared. Probably, because from the diminutive a similar risk as of euphemisms – you can obfuscate true facts.

history: 1701 inhabited Kingler, at that time, the Supreme Pfärrchen of the town of Zurich, with his gold, the Antistitium on the Zwingli Platz 4 honey and his daughter. In addition, two damsel in the house, as well as a Gästlein, Mr. Chen Wirz – lived a Theolöglein, waiting for a job. The parish fräuchen had fastened in her Bedroom, a small bell, so that the sick, you daughter could in Nächtelein a Schnürlein call. But since the bell bimmelte one Night, as wild, although their Göttchen had not stirred. The Pülslein the mistress went up. Particularly, as in the following nights, the Spüklein continued: Sluggish steps were audible, the book flew threw the Regälchen, Bucket, Furniture moved, doors slammed.

The Fündlein to the Rätselchens solution came from guard cells Hänschen Müller. He was killed in a booklet that hit him came from the direction of the Theolögleins Wirz. Also, it had to be a damsel, pelted him with Apples. The foreign Affairs, reported Müller, had staged the Spüklein by lacing warned Chen against Serenade gangs – with their lewd schäfer hour. At the end of the Theolöglein for this “Verstöss” with his brains and pay the had to; this ended up under the Sword of the rich terchens.

From the Beak and shoes

Intro: The fashion is so ugly that you have to change every six months, said the Irish writer Oscar Wilde once. And as short-lived as the dresses themselves, the related terms are. The supplies the Trend was in the 1920s, yet it was twenty years later, the cross-wupper .

story : Already in the 15th century. Century, it was the fashions, the costume, the Dress of the sound information. At this time, the so-called beak-Shoe it, the people of Zurich, impressed in spite of his discomfort. He adapted well to the body rock . The foot of clothing from delivery to the front in an unnaturally long Kogel , and often they were made from Kidleder . In order to resist this Trend, decided to the Zurich master shoemaker, that with the beginning of the new year, neither master nor journeyman of such a beak shoes should wear. In the case of resistance it should have, “SNiP, snap, schäbel Chen” awaits you. Journeyman Ulrich Steiger defied the ban and appeared in the Guild room with the French fashion Shoe. When a colleague was shocked the Kogel, it came to the batch, the employees later, even the judge. The prisoners are the Parties to a fine. And the people? Wore defiantly the long beaks – you lived like on big foot.

Peter Graf: “What is in the dictionary”. Duden-Verlag, 2018, approx. 23 Fr. (Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 28.02.2019, 13:21 PM