Thanks Manny,
I'm copying my friend, Sylvia Klein, on
this message, as she's the one who asked me.
Best Bukoviner regards,
Merle
-----Original Message-----
From: Emmanuel Landau [mailto:manny.landau_at_me.com]
Sent: October-29-16 2:56 PM
To: Jim Wald
Cc: hedbren_at_zahav.net.il; Merle Kastner; Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Does anyone know this expression?
Hi guys,
The first word 'mieseh' probably is the German word ׳mies' which means ugly, like in 'eine miese Frau'
Best, Manny
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> On Oct 29, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Jim Wald <jwald_at_hampshire.edu> wrote:
>
> I was assuming mieseh was/was related to Yiddish for story, as in Bubbe-maiseh.
>
> Jim
>
> On 29/10/2016 13:51, hedbren_at_zahav.net.il wrote:
> > Hi Merle, No I nevert heard these expression....Mai be it is a Galitian one,miesh sounds polish
> > Bes5t regards
> > Hedwi8g
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Merle Kastner
> > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 3:43 PM
> > To: 'Czernowitz Discussion Group'
> > Subject: [Cz-L] Does anyone know this expression?
> >
> > I received this inquiry from a friend whose family also came from Bukovina:
> >
> > 'I commented on a book I was reading a couple of days ago to a friend, and
> > said it's a "mieseh fin hipkeh", meaning it's a long drawn out story that
> > doesn't seem to come to an end.
> >
> > She had never heard of the expression. So I emailed my cousin, who also
> > replied it was new to him and another friend had also never heard of that
> > expression.
> >
> > Perhaps it was an expression used in Bucovina. All my older relatives are
> > gone and there is no one to ask.'
> >
> > Does anyone know this expression?
> >
> > Merle
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