<![CDATA[Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers.]]>Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers.

Basically, Karl the Norwegian says Crissie's become strange/weird, and presumably she, the author, adds a whole lot of specific meaning from stories she's heard into the word.

Then Wheeler develops the yarn further, claiming that not only Norwegian, but all indigenous languages of the polar region have a word for this concept.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/87ffe936-8300-411a-bd82-1a297c4e4c77/ekstremely-fascinating-to-see-the-arch-of-a-simple-word-in-my-mother-tongue-becoming-a-whole-mystical-concept-after-being-filtered-through-two-non-native-speakers.RSS for NodeMon, 24 Aug 2026 11:31:16 GMTSun, 23 Aug 2026 07:01:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:51:15 GMT]]>@SuneAuken @trezzer @jbenjamint gikk gjennom mitt hue også, spesifikt Ambjørnsens rollefigur Elling som sier til kompisen sin at han foretrekker det engelske "rare" når han blir kalt en raring 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117144202477221399https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117144202477221399Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:51:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:24:27 GMT]]>@JosteinSN @eivind @notsoloud They have that grit of their forefathers to stay indoors when Nordic nature demands it. They call it hyggesisu.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jontka.fi/users/tommi/statuses/117144097067134699https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jontka.fi/users/tommi/statuses/117144097067134699Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:24:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:17:46 GMT]]>@JosteinSN @eivind @notsoloud

"Unrar your life: Expand, decompress and learn to take the space required for your full self."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/skjeggtroll/statuses/117144070810126075https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/skjeggtroll/statuses/117144070810126075Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:17:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:15:59 GMT]]>@eivind we have rar in Finnish, we just call it arj, and I think the Sami word is zip.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/mhalila/statuses/117144063826736559https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodontti.fi/users/mhalila/statuses/117144063826736559Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:15:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:00:11 GMT]]>@eivind @trezzer @jbenjamint Hvor det så møder “rare” uden at opdage, at det er det samme ord.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/SuneAuken/statuses/117144001678251063https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/SuneAuken/statuses/117144001678251063Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:00:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:53:29 GMT]]>@eivind snodig.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nesevis/statuses/117143975310042718https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/nesevis/statuses/117143975310042718Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:53:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:32:48 GMT]]>@loke @JosteinSN @eivind "artificiell" finnes ikke på norsk.

Men jeg innser nå at "kunstig intelligens" gir mer mening på svensk enn på norsk! 😀

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/veronica/statuses/117143893965534270https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/veronica/statuses/117143893965534270Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:32:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:16:12 GMT]]>@veronica @JosteinSN @eivind OK, "falska vänner":

søt → rar
rar → konstig
kunstig → artificiell
artificiell → ????

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/loke/statuses/117143828746666436https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/loke/statuses/117143828746666436Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:16:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:04:51 GMT]]>@trezzer Forfatteren var ei dame fra Østerrike som tilbragte tid på Svalbard sammen med mannen sin på 30-tallet. Hu kunne ikke noe norsk da hu reiste, men lærte litt fra norske Karl som bodde sammen med dem. Sjølbiografien er nylig "gjennoppdaga" og nyutgitt på engelsk, i hvert fall, så i hyllene nå. Fant ei annen anglodame ved Norges arktiske universitet som siterte forordet, så rar er på reise i anglosfæren 😁 @SuneAuken @jbenjamint

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143784109435859https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143784109435859Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:04:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:34 GMT]]>@SuneAuken @eivind @jbenjamint Det er rart at være rar. Uh-oh. Hvor kom vedkommende fra?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/trezzer/statuses/117143767281803024https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/trezzer/statuses/117143767281803024Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:56:02 GMT]]>@eivind @notsoloud RAR YOUR LIFE. ANCIENT WISDOM FROM THE ETERNAL SCANDI SUMMERS FOR HEALTHY LIVING. with a preface by Gwyneth Rar Paltrow.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/JosteinSN/statuses/117143749445249286https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/JosteinSN/statuses/117143749445249286Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:56:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:54:46 GMT]]>@loke @JosteinSN @eivind og "kunstig" er "artificiell" 😊

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/veronica/statuses/117143744467345030https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/veronica/statuses/117143744467345030Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:54:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:59:17 GMT]]>@eivind @jbenjamint Completely weird to read this as a Scandinavian. Also, of course, the word went in the other direction in Danish and came to mean “nice”.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/SuneAuken/statuses/117143696436545665https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/SuneAuken/statuses/117143696436545665Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:59:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:24:47 GMT]]>@eivind "her eyes smart from unending daylight". IKKE SE DIREKTE PA SOLA!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/SimonRoyHughes/statuses/117143626535926529https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/SimonRoyHughes/statuses/117143626535926529Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:24:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:18:36 GMT]]>@notsoloud Swedish rar is where the money's at 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143602248921765https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143602248921765Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:18:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:17:18 GMT]]>@eivind
Would work better with Danish rar 😆

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/notsoloud/statuses/117143597102798844https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/notsoloud/statuses/117143597102798844Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:17:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:17:15 GMT]]>@loke jo 🙂 @JosteinSN

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143596927524757https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143596927524757Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:17:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:15:33 GMT]]>@JosteinSN @eivind Jag är inte särskilt bra på norska, men betyder inte rar bara "konstig"?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/loke/statuses/117143590208578792https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/loke/statuses/117143590208578792Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:15:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:14:33 GMT]]>@notsoloud The anglos have been looting the Scandi languages for their self-help grifts for well over a decade, but I think they'll have a hard time monetizing this 😁

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143586323022724https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fribygda.no/users/eivind/statuses/117143586323022724Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:14:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:11:57 GMT]]>@eivind
Imagine how much bullshit we have read about the "mysterious exotic natives" from around the world over the years.

When it happens to us Scandinavians it's suddenly so jarring.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/notsoloud/statuses/117143576109323982https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/notsoloud/statuses/117143576109323982Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:11:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:07:45 GMT]]>@eivind I know it in one indigenous language of the region: rovnegs (south sámi), but I don't think it is specific to any of the 8 seasons

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.u8.is/users/owl/statuses/01M0PQ4QV1S39SCSG6DD5W6E99https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.u8.is/users/owl/statuses/01M0PQ4QV1S39SCSG6DD5W6E99Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:07:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:07:23 GMT]]>@eivind Veldig rart.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snabelen.no/users/Vigdisol/statuses/117143558130867950https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snabelen.no/users/Vigdisol/statuses/117143558130867950Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:07:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:06:39 GMT]]>@eivind ops, gotta go, ishavet kaller.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/JosteinSN/statuses/117143555249465255https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/JosteinSN/statuses/117143555249465255Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:06:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ekstremely fascinating to see the arch of a simple word in my mother tongue becoming a whole mystical concept after being filtered through two non-native speakers. on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:05:19 GMT]]>@eivind det var litt rart, men så er det da også snart mørketid.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/JosteinSN/statuses/117143549988486123https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oslo.town/users/JosteinSN/statuses/117143549988486123Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:05:19 GMT