dear rachel ward - just a thought: could 'sp... F...' refer to a venereal
disease, esp. syphilis, or to a type of protoinfluenza?? grue3e, m... r...
--On 21 October 2003 21:03 +0100 Rachel Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear All
>
> I have a few, rather eclectic vocabulary questions:
>
> Has anybody heard of "spanisches Fieber" as an 18th C. ailment, if so,
> does it refer to a specific disease?
> I have also come across "fuenzeln", which I can't find in any dictionary.
> This may be a southern dialect word, or even specific to the Sudetenland.
>
> Finally, has anybody heard the phrase "von der dunkelweissen Rasse"
> referring to Russians in Nazi jargon. I imagine it means something like
> "the impure race" or "the dirty race" but I would be grateful for
> confirmation.
> Any sugestions gratefully received!
>
> Rachel
>
> Rachel Ward
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> Norwich
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> 01603 612150
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