Suckling is Saugen, with the umlauted u. Die Sau is the sow. Spanen, with an umlauted a, is suckle or wean. I would conjecture that Rumpolt is calling for a sow whose piglets have just been weaned. Spanferkel is a sucking pig. Bear > Googling it got "suckling pig, porkling" which wouldn't be a sow, would it? > > Saint Phlip,