Christa BakkerWhipped cream trees (slagroombomen). This one isn't actually a Dutch expression. It's something my mother invented to describe spring blossoms. One day, I'll include this one in one of my novels, as I really love it.
Knikkers: marbles. Do pronounce the first k, or else you'll get into trouble.
It'll be a sausage to me (Het zal me worst wezen) - I don't care.
Ink fish (inktvis) - squid
Dust sucker (stofzuiger) - a vacuum cleaner
Mother spot (moedervlek): birth mark
To carry water to the sea (Water naar zee dragen): Engage in a pointless activity.
Raven OakIn honor of Amaskan's Honor's release yesterday, today's word for #WordWednesday is the word that started everything in this trilogy... the word ASSASSIN.
Being gilded with something (verguld zijn met iets): being extremely pleased about something.
Doing these #WordWednesday posts was an EXPERIMENT and a fun one! I plan to keep doing them because I love words. I love the history of words and how languages form. Even if no one else geeks out over these, I will persevere. Oooo, I should do that word too...
Enjoy my experiment. ;)
