Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog
by haukur on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @09:48PM
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Yes, you're correct. Do you study Old Norse? When new technology or terms arrive in Iceland usually new words are created, or old words are given a new meaning (as opposed to adopting foreign words, such as telephone (sími in Icelandic, which is an archaic word meaning wire). Einhverfur is one of those, I suppose. It can also mean what you said.
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Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog
by einhverfr on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @02:21AM
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I am studying Old Norse, along with Old English. It's a fascinating language.
Re:$1B of TSA Nude Body Scanners Made Worthless By Blog
by haukur on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @04:43AM
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You might want to visit Iceland, then. Modern Icelandic is very similar to Old Norse and to a lesser extent to Old English. The pronunciation has changed a little since the 10th century.
And there are other things to enjoy, such as outdoors thermal pools. You could strike up a conversation about the language with local people in a "hot pot" (heitur pottur), as we call the outdoors jacuzzies. :)