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Anwurf

English translation: clasp

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German term or phrase:Anwurf
English translation:clasp
Entered by: Ann C Sherwin

19:30 Jun 7, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / windows
German term or phrase: Anwurf
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?
Ann C Sherwin
Local time: 02:14
clasp
Explanation:
according to Flüglers 1874 dictionary
Selected response from:

Jonathan MacKerron
Grading comment
Thanks, Jonathan. I was sure plaster was wrong, but I couldn't find anything else that made sense either. Glad you did!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5clasp
Jonathan MacKerron
3 -1Plastered
Marlou Franken
1 -1embossed ornaments
Kcda


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
clasp


Explanation:
according to Flüglers 1874 dictionary

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 127
Grading comment
Thanks, Jonathan. I was sure plaster was wrong, but I couldn't find anything else that made sense either. Glad you did!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marlou Franken: think you placed this under the wrong query...:) Well, you didn't mean to place is with the quesion about "hooks"? Well in that case I must be misunderstanding. Sorry
1 min
  -> no, the dictionary I'm quoting suggests "clasp" for Anwurf
agree  Armorel Young: seems much the most likely - the thing that the Hacken fits into - so if you have found this in an old dictionary it is highly likely to be right.
1 hr
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: I was considering the same explanation.
2 hrs
agree  Kim Metzger: Makes sense. I couldn't figure out how plaster would fit here. http://www.worldofstock.com/closeups/ADT2376.php
3 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): this must be right, given the vintage of the text and dicitionary
3 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber
18 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Plastered


Explanation:
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.


    Reference: http://vakantiebeurs.nl/bestemmingen/stad.php?cid=27
Marlou Franken
Netherlands
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  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
6 mins
  -> indeed, but why plastered windows, I don't think it is about that. Only the panes.
disagree  Kim Metzger: Why are you providing Dutch dictionaries and links for German to English questions?
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
embossed ornaments


Explanation:
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



Kcda
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  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?
1 hr
  -> 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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