Meede

Meede in East Friesland is the name of the broad grass plain between the Geest and the marshland, covered with a thin layer of clay . In the Krummhörn , Meede is the name given to areas that are used exclusively as grassland. The name is of old Frisian origin and is derived from the term tired , which means mat or meadow . The East Frisian-Middle-Low German term mēde accordingly describes hayland and the grass that grows on it or such a meadow that is mowed . In the plural Meeden it stands for a larger land complex which, due to its swampy nature and low location, is used almost exclusively for hay extraction. Today the name is often part of settlement names, such as Victorburer Meede or Pewsumer Meede .

Web links

Small lexicon of East Frisian landscape terms

Individual evidence

^ Arend Remmers : From Aaltukerei to Zwischenmooren. The settlement names between Dollart and Jade. Verlag Schuster, Leer 2004, ISBN 3-7963-0359-5 , p. 79
↑ Drainage Association Emden, Jannes Ohling (Ed.): The eight and their seven sluices. Cultural, water and agricultural development of an East Frisian coastal landscape. Pewsum 1963. p. 798.
^ Jan ten Doornkaat Koolman: Dictionary of the East Frisian language . Volume 2. North 1882. P. 585 f.

[at-1] Arend Remmers : From Aaltukerei to Zwischenmooren. The settlement names between Dollart and Jade. Verlag Schuster, Leer 2004, ISBN 3-7963-0359-5 , p. 79

[2] Drainage Association Emden, Jannes Ohling (Ed.): The eight and their seven sluices. Cultural, water and agricultural development of an East Frisian coastal landscape. Pewsum 1963. p. 798.

[3] Jan ten Doornkaat Koolman: Dictionary of the East Frisian language . Volume 2. North 1882. P. 585 f.