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- However, now I'm curious.

What words of truce did you use when you were kids? As in, you were playing tag, and someone's shoelaces became undone - what would they say so the others wouldn't take advantage of that, but allow them to tie their laces again? Or someone found something they'd want everyone to see, so the game had to be stopped (a truce called) - what word would be used to stop the game, then?

Children in the North-west of England (and the Green Knight, hence the question) used barlay (or barley), apparently, which is of course a bastardized form of parlay.

We used "Spielstop" (meaning game-stop), fairly straight-forward.

So. What's your word of truce?

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- Allerdings bin ich jetzt neugierig.

Was habt ihr als Kinder benutzt, um beim Spielen einen Waffenstillstand auszurufen? Wenn ihr zum Beispiel Fangen gespielt habt, und jemandem sind die Schnürsenkel aufgegangen, was hat derjenige dann gesagt, damit das Spiel unterbrochen wurde und die anderen seine Schwäche (oder sein Schnürsenkelzubinden) nicht ausnutzten? Oder wenn jemand etwas fand, das er unbedingt sofort allen zeigen musste, so dass das Spiel angehalten werden musste (ein Waffenstillstand halt) - womit hättet ihr das gemacht?

Im Nordwesten Englands haben die Kinder (und der Grüne Ritter, weswegen die Frage natürlich aufkommt) offenbar barlay (bzw. barley) gesagt, was natürlich eine Bastardform von parlay ist.

Wir haben "Spielstop" gesagt, ganz unkreativ.

Und ihr?


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Freio!

Date: 2006-05-19 10:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zorn.livejournal.com
Das hieß, dass der/diejenige nicht mehr berührt werden durfte, sozusagen in einem "Freiraum" war, wo die Regeln nicht mehr galten.

Date: 2006-05-19 11:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] inkandalchemy.livejournal.com
In tag, we generally just said "time out," but as that was often considered kind of a cop out which could be abused just to avoid getting tagged, a very firm "hang on" meant a game-wide pause for some reason or other.

If it was something like hide-and-seek, on the other hand, the code word for letting everyone know you were giving up as seeker was, "Ollyollyoxenfree." I'm not sure where the phrase came from, but I think it was intended as something you couldn't take back or pretend someone had misheard; too many cases of kids faking a give-up and then claiming to have 'found' people when they mistakenly emerged from their hidey holes. *laughs*

Date: 2006-05-19 11:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eruannath.livejournal.com
We usually said something like "boli!", which is pronounced BO-lee. I have no idea what's the origin of that word. It sounds very weird :P

Date: 2006-05-19 11:45 pm (UTC)
ext_2858: Meilin from Cardcaptor Sakura (Default)
From: [identity profile] meril.livejournal.com
We also used 'time out' (mid-1980s, Minnesota.)

ollyollyoxenfree!

Date: 2006-05-20 02:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vashachu.livejournal.com
Also used "Time out." Ollyollyoxenfree was said when you returned to base in tag before the seeker found you. At least, that's what it meant to us.

Date: 2006-05-20 02:37 am (UTC)
dawn_felagund: (skate)
From: [personal profile] dawn_felagund
Hmmm...I think we used "Time out!" which is very official, as it is used in professional sports over here, complete with the hands made into a little "T" to make it that much more official, I guess.

Though tag wasn't a game we played much. We were much more into Hide-and-Seek with Clues, which was a game invented by my cousins, my sister, and me where the seekers had to follow a series of clues to find the hiders. (And Nintendo.) We were nerdy children. :^P

Date: 2006-05-20 08:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fuchs.livejournal.com
"Klipp" where locations that where always un-tag-able, so when one had to establish an instant "klipp" location he or she yelled "Klippo!"

... I have no idea why.

Date: 2006-05-20 10:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ladyelleth.livejournal.com
Ja, same here. Wir haben auch immer 'Klippo' gesagt, oder einfach 'sauer sauer' - keine Ahnung, warum...

Date: 2006-05-20 01:15 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (Words words words.)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Hm. Ob das 'was mit "klipp und klar" zu tun hat? (Was heißt das klipp da eigentlich?)


Date: 2006-05-20 01:25 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (Faramir)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
It sounds cute! Like a little dog or something. Too bad you don't know where it comes from; that would be really interesting...

Re: Freio!

Date: 2006-05-20 01:30 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (grins)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Oh, das hat in dem Seminar auch eine erwähnt! Rheinland, ja?

Re: ollyollyoxenfree!

Date: 2006-05-20 01:33 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (grins)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
"Time out" is a lot like our "Spielstop"... clear and straightforward. But the ollyollyoxenfree is... really interesting. Heh. It sounds adorable.

Date: 2006-05-20 06:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cowboy-r.livejournal.com
"Time out, guys! Time out!"

Date: 2006-05-20 06:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cowboy-r.livejournal.com
Ollyollyoxenfree is actually a corruption of "all ye, all ye, outs in free," meaning if you were still out, you were free to come in without being tagged.

Date: 2006-05-21 03:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] inkandalchemy.livejournal.com
Ahh, thank you! I'd always wondered about that.

Date: 2006-05-21 11:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] satismagic.livejournal.com
Ich glaube, wir haben meistens "aus" gesagt.

"Barley" is cute. :-)

Re: Freio!

Date: 2006-05-28 01:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zorn.livejournal.com
Ich habe was gefunden, von BAP

1)
"Freio he jilt et nit mieh!
Ich benn em Freio, su woor et affjemaat.
Freio nä echt mir deit der Fooß wieh!
Freio " un schon ess alles klar.
" Freio ", roofe Pänz un springe op`ne Stein,
sinn jerett, denn Zick un Raum ess kei Problem.

2)
" Freio " hühr ich mich selvs noch roofe.
" Freio ", off hann ich mich verstellt.
" Freio " un benn dann fottjelaufe.
" Freio " woor et schönste Woot der Welt.
Doch wie jede Zauber lööt och dä he noh
Zick un Raum sinn irjendwann doch op eimohl do.

Refr.:
Loss mich en Rauh Hey, Freio!!
He jilt et nit, wat aff, ich krisch dich!
Jank doch nohuss,wenn du nur pfuschs Jung, jehste besser nohuss.
Loss mich eh Rauh! Hey, loss mich endlich en Rauh!

3)
" Freio " jilt nit em Puff en Bangkok.
" Freio " jilt nit em Libanon.
" Freio " jilt nit om Müll vun Bombay.
" Freio " iss Luxus Kinderkroom.
" Freio " jilt nit für dat Klein om Babystrich,
nit für dä Kindsoldat en irjendnem dreckje Bürgerkreesch.

Refr.:
Loss mich en Rauh Hey, Freio!!
He jilt et nit, wat aff, ich krisch dich!
Jank doch nohuss,wenn du nur pfuschs Jung, jehste besser nohuss.
Loss mich eh Rauh! Hey, loss mich endlich en Rauh!

Freio

1)
"Freio - hier gilt es nicht mehr!
Ich bin im Freio, so war es abgemacht.
Freio - nein echt, mir tut der Fuß weh."
"Freio" - und schon ist alles klar.
"Freio" rufen Kinder und springen auf einen Stein.
Sind gerettet, denn Zeit und Raum ist kein Problem.

2)
"Freio" höre ich mich selbst noch rufen.
"Freio" - oft habe ich mich verstellt.
"Freio" - und bin dann fortgelaufen.
"Freio" war das schönste Wort der Welt.
Doch wie jeder Zauber läßt auch der hier nach.
Zeit und Raum sind irgendwann doch auf einmal da.


Ref:
Laß mich in Ruhe - Hey, Freio!
Hier gilt es nicht ... warte ab, ich krieg dich!
Geh doch nach Hause, wenn du nur pfuscht, Junge,
gehst du besser nach Hause!!
Laß mich in Ruhe - Hey, laß mich endlich in Ruhe!"

3)
"Freio" gilt nicht im Puff in Bangkok.
"Freio" gilt nicht im Libanon.
"Freio" gilt nicht im Müll von Bombay.
"Freio" ist Luxus-Kinderkram.
"Freio" gilt nicht für die Kleine auf dem Babystrich,
nicht für den Kindsoldat in irgendeinem dreckigen Bürgerkrieg.

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