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Re: Edelweiß does NOT mean "alpine star" (m)
semantics. To say that Einbeere means "one-berry". says nothing about what a German means when using the word. He "means" the plant known in English as herb-paris, or true-loves knot. It is no different for Edelweiß.
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I agree. -
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