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ELIZABETH RUSSEL CAMERON "GLOSSARY"

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Lindy

Lindy Report 6 May 2004 15:26

For those members who are interested in following the life of Elizabeth it might be a good idea to have a copy of the following list........... agterryer - attendant on horseback askoek - bread baked under the ash baas - master Boy - native man beskuit - rusks bos-apie - a thick tailed lemur disselboom - pole of wagon or cart dagga - wild hemp Duiwelskantoor - Devil's office Groenpunt - Greenpoint gallamsiekte - splenic fever, a cattle disease gebreide - cured or prepared hamel - wether Hulpfonds - Relief Fund katel - bed-frame with leather thongs interlaced across it kraal - native village likkewane - iguanas, leguans missus - mistress ou - old Piekie - dwarf padkos - food for journey randjie - ridge riem - leather thong riempie - small leather thong strop - leather thong used with yokes of oxen tou - leather thong used for leading a span of oxen touleier - a leader of a span of oxen tabak - tobacco Tant - Aunt trolley - small wagon velskoene - home made shoes Voorsitter - Chairman voorloper - leader of a span of oxen Vrederegter - Justice of the Peace vetkoekie - unsweetened doughnut Witrug - literally, White Back vlei - swamp. Copyright Win de Vos. Put onto the Web (2002) by Joan Marsh, a great-grand-daughter of Elizabeth Russell Cameron

Unknown

Unknown Report 6 May 2004 15:59

cheers Lindzy, that is ideal, and very informative.

Auntie Peanut

Auntie Peanut Report 6 May 2004 21:27

Thanks Lindy Got them all printed out vertically in alpabetical order, so I'm all ready. Love Norah x

Lindy

Lindy Report 10 May 2004 00:14

nudge;-)