Re: Somewheres

On Thu, 5 Sep 2024, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:

Helmut Richter wrote:
 

  Where there is free choice between -s and -es genitive, usage of -es has a
  slight poetic or archaic touch. The always optional -e dative ending,
  however, is pronouncedly archaic; many speakers use it only in idioms,
  e.g. bei Lichte besehen ([seen] in the cold light of day), im Grunde
  (basically),

 
Ah, "In einem kühlen Grunde" - ich habe es gesehen, ... eh, I have seen
it, but I didn't think too much about it.

In einem kühlen Grunde,
da steht ein Mühlenrad.
Wie groß ist wohl der Umfang,
wenn man den Radius hat?
 
--
Helmut Richter