From: birgit001@...
Message: 3046
Date: 2003-04-22
>'bôs' - booth, stall (German: Banse).
I have never heard of a German word: Banse. Is it a particular dialect? We have the word "Bude" in High German, which is usually a booth at a fair or market, or a little kiosk selling sweets and beer. It comes from the word "bauen", to build (related to Old Norse bua = to dwell).
goose = Gans, geese = Gänse in German.
With regards,
Birgit Knorr