My big Cassell's gives Tracht as clothing, garb, costume, fashion--
also a litter (as of puppies), a yield (as of honey). The verb
trachten is used in some phrases where it means "try" or "endeavor"
or "aspire." "Tracht" as clothing must be formed from the verb
tragen, which means to carry or wear.
Nothing to do with food. But I'll consult my friend Hannah, who is
German and a scholar (and a speaker of colloquial German)--she might
have some ideas.
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
On Jun 28, 2007, at 6:29 PM, michaela de bruce wrote:
Tracht is clothing, and generally clothing of a specific place (now
meaning folk dress) Trachtenbucher of the 16thC were books of dress
of different lands. What is the context, and what is it in a Ducth,
German or Danish book? It may mean to dress the dish;). I've never
know it to mean to try.
In Dutch it means "to try" now (according to babelfish anyway), so the
context is going to be very important.
Michaela
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