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<p>This article covers the verbs <italic>kopulieren</italic> (copulate) and <italic>kaufen</italic> (buy) with the meaning of, religious and legal marriage’ followed by the verb <italic>verändern</italic> (change) with the meaning of ,marry’, ,getting married’. The case examples show that certain meanings of a verb which have been retained in Transylvanian documentary sources and the Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular are indeed mentioned in High German, however, they are marked ,archaic’ (see the given meanings of the verbs <italic>kopulieren</italic>, originating from Latin and the given meanings of the verb <italic>verändern</italic> originating from Middle High German). On the other hand, when a certain meaning of a verb is not documented in High German any longer, Transylvanian document sources and the Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular can serve as documentation (see the verb <italic>kaufen</italic> which has retained the Middle High German meaning). The case examples are taken from the <italic>Transylvanian-Saxon Dictionary</italic> and the <italic>North-Transylvanian-Saxon Dictionary.</italic></p>
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This article covers the verbs kopulieren (copulate) and kaufen (buy) with the meaning of, religious and legal marriage’ followed by the verb verändern (change) with the meaning of ,marry’, ,getting married’. The case examples show that certain meanings of a verb which have been retained in Transylvanian documentary sources and the Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular are indeed mentioned in High German, however, they are marked ,archaic’ (see the given meanings of the verbs kopulieren, originating from Latin and the given meanings of the verb verändern originating from Middle High German). On the other hand, when a certain meaning of a verb is not documented in High German any longer, Transylvanian document sources and the Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular can serve as documentation (see the verb kaufen which has retained the Middle High German meaning). The case examples are taken from the Transylvanian-Saxon Dictionary and the North-Transylvanian-Saxon Dictionary.

Zu den Bedeutungen der Verben „kopulieren”, „kaufen” und „verändern” in siebenbürgischen urkundlichen Quellen und im Siebenbürgisch- Sächsischen

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This article covers the verbs kopulieren (copulate) and kaufen (buy) with the meaning of, religious and legal marriage’ followed by the verb verändern (change)...

Zu den Bedeutungen der Verben „kopulieren”, „kaufen” und „verändern” in siebenbürgischen urkundlichen Quellen und im Siebenbürgisch- Sächsischen

Publié en ligne: 18 juil. 2019

Pages: 207 - 223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2019-0013

Mots clés
Transylvanian document sources, Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular, (copulate), (buy) with the meaning of ,religious and legal marriage’, (change) with the meaning of ,marry’ ,getting married’

© 2019 Sigrid Haldenwang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Zu den Bedeutungen der Verben „kopulieren”, „kaufen” und „verändern” in siebenbürgischen urkundlichen Quellen und im Siebenbürgisch- Sächsischen

Publié en ligne: 18 juil. 2019

Pages: 207 - 223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2019-0013

Mots clésTransylvanian document sources, Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular, (copulate), (buy) with the meaning of ,religious and legal marriage’, (change) with the meaning of ,marry’ ,getting married’

© 2019 Sigrid Haldenwang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Transylvanian document sources, Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular, (copulate), (buy) with the meaning of ,religious and legal marriage’, (change) with the meaning of ,marry’ ,getting married’