Re: question 2
Vanpus E'ynoss (Vanpus@worldnet.att.net)
Thu, 5 Mar 1998 23:10:12 -1000
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From: Walter Amos <amos@sedl.org>
To: logh <logh@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: Thursday, March 05, 1998 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: question 2
>As I said in my last note, I have seen bith spellings used so I think both
are
>valid. But near as I can tell "rein" means "clean" or "pure", unless the
noun
>(capitalized) is different from the adjective (lower case). The German
word
>for poor is "arm".
>Also as I said earlier, if you use the Lowengramm spelling (with the o
>umlauted), the root in German would mean lion. I am certain his first name
is
>actually Reinhard, not Lionheart.
Thanks a lot Walter!
I think that is the best explanation i heard so far.
"A hundred sheeps led by a lion is stronger than a hundred lions led by a
sheep." - Commodore Yang Wen-Li