Re: Daredevil Dutch Demons

R. Nierse wrote:

> The second explanation is IMO the better one. 'In spite of' is 'ondanks' in
> Dutch, so we would say 'ondanks de duivel' or something like that. Not
> close to 'in spite of the devil'. 'Spuiten' means 'to spit', but very
> forcefully. E.g. a firehose can 'spuit' water.
I suspect that "spout" rather than "spit" is what is wanted:
"Spouting Devil" well describes the result of the two bodies of
water colliding.  They are both tidal, but with different
propagation delays, and the water surges and falls in very complex
ways.

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        John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan      cowan@ccil.org
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Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau / Und trank die Milch vom Paradies.
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