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To: SuziQ

fahklempt ain't in the dictionary,I'm German,hence the name dittmar,what does that mean?


492 posted on 01/29/2005 8:10:16 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve to keep us free)
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To: mdittmar

fahklempt; Yiddish for 'overcome with emotion'.


503 posted on 01/29/2005 8:23:36 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: mdittmar
fahklempt ain't in the dictionary,I'm German,hence the name dittmar,what does that mean?

It's a Yiddish word, with several different spellings (Fahklempt, verklempt, ferklempt are some that I've seen). Basically, it means "overcome with emotion"... and is a fitting word to describe how I felt too.

668 posted on 01/30/2005 9:50:44 AM PST by mwyounce
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