Hi Alan

“Vrijen” (probably
from priapus, god of love) actually means “cuddling” in Dutch, blissful mutual bodily
entanglement :-)))).
But we
have “wrang” which is the distorted face you pull when you taste something
bitter, or how you feel when someone has left you with uneasy feelings, same as
in Norwegian.

Neat stuff
this, but it may not be everybody’s cup of tea… However, language and
especially etymology tells us so much about how we still are…

Wim



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From: Al Larus
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Right and wrong were never opposites and wrong was a way to get things right.
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Nice

10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">In Norwegian "Vrang" means
either something turned inside out or about a difficult person.
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The way it is used is : 'he turned
himself wrong', telling why it did not work out.


10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Is it the verb 'vrijen' in dutch?



10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Alan
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