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[–] Muehe@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can't speak to historic usage, but today "am" (an dem) means "on" or "near", and "im" (in dem) means "in".

So the literal translation would be "lick me in the arse".

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Genau, mit "im" tönts expliziter, deshalb will ich wissen ob das Absicht oder damals der Standard war.

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Das älteste bekannte schriftliche Vorkommen dieses Fluchs ist von Goethe, ein Zeitgenosse Mozarts. In seinem Götz von Berlichingen heißt es "Er aber, sags ihm, er kann mich im Arsche lecken". Mozarts Kanon ist 9 Jahre jünger als Goethes Götz. Daher kann man davon ausgehen, dass diese Formulierung entweder gebräulich war oder dass Mozart Goethe zitiert hat.

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Aah sehr interessant, danke!