Nov 27, 2006 03:29
17 yrs ago
Flemish term
Works in: Flemish to English
wie in offcien comt in heren hove, seker hi leeft meest bi rove
Flemish to English
Art/Literary
History
popular mediaeval rhyme
Flemish rhyme about the disparity between the rich and poor during the peasant revolt in Flanders (1323-1328)
Footnoted in the book "A Plague of Insurrection: Popular Politics and Peasant Revolt in Flanders 1323-1328" by William H. TeBrake
Footnoted in the book "A Plague of Insurrection: Popular Politics and Peasant Revolt in Flanders 1323-1328" by William H. TeBrake
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | he who comes to Mass like a fine gentleman, most certainly lives by stealing |
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Proposed translations
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he who comes to Mass like a fine gentleman, most certainly lives by stealing
no time to research-not sure if heren hove has to do with garb or haughty attitude. but think this is the gist.
or is certainly the one who lives mostly by stealing.
sorry can't be more accurate.
or is certainly the one who lives mostly by stealing.
sorry can't be more accurate.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ken Cox
: similar to 'all large personal fortunes arise from theft' (or the more concise form 'property is theft')
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