Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 7, 2007 19:30
16 yrs ago
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German term
Anwurf
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
windows
An 18th-century inventory description of a building in Holstein contains the following: "Die fünf von außen angenagelten und eine Rahmen Fenster mit ••Anwurff•• und Hacken sind in passablen Stande." and "In dieser Kammer ist ein altes Rahmen Fenster ohne ••Anwurf•• und Hacken.
Is Anwurf plaster here? What kind of window comes with and without plaster? Or might it have meant something else in the 18th century?
Is Anwurf plaster here? What kind of window comes with and without plaster? Or might it have meant something else in the 18th century?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | clasp |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 3 -1 | Plastered |
Marlou Franken
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| 1 -1 | embossed ornaments |
Kcda
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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127
Selected
clasp
according to Flüglers 1874 dictionary
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Jonathan. I was sure plaster was wrong, but I couldn't find anything else that made sense either. Glad you did!"
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10 mins
Marlou Franken
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Professional and timely
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Dutch to English, and 1 more.
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Plastered
Plastered windows do exist.
I didn't have to google long. Here is a Dutch link, with a picture.
You can also look for "plastered windows" old, or something like that.
I didn't have to google long. Here is a Dutch link, with a picture.
You can also look for "plastered windows" old, or something like that.
Peer comment(s):
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Armorel Young
: Can you explain what you actually mean by a plastered window? Most of the google refs that include "plastered window" actually relate to things like "plastered window sills" - so not the window itself at all
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indeed, but why plastered windows, I don't think it is about that. Only the panes.
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Kim Metzger
: Why are you providing Dutch dictionaries and links for German to English questions?
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embossed ornaments
Anwurff could be something on the lines of - embossed window pane - Like ornamented, whereas anwurf (single "f") is used in other fields law, sports etc.
Examples:
Anwurf / Anwürfe / Anwerfen - Like throwing something - (sports)
Like accusations (Vorwürfe)
http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~cd2/drw/e/an/wurf/anwur...
In the context my best bet is:
window frames with embossed ornaments
Examples:
Anwurf / Anwürfe / Anwerfen - Like throwing something - (sports)
Like accusations (Vorwürfe)
http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~cd2/drw/e/an/wurf/anwur...
In the context my best bet is:
window frames with embossed ornaments
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: Sorry, but you've lost me. How did you get from Anwurf to embossed? What's throwing things got to do with anything? What do accusations have to do with anything?
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Old & New German you see!? Anwurf(f) seem unrelated to me as words past on from old German. As for the words just examples of AnwurF used nowadays and nothing to do with window frames! Embossed (raised) ornaments. Anwurff = embossed could be ok!? 18th C!!
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