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Re: The last word of your mother tongue you have learnt ?

Postby linguoboy » 2020-05-17, 20:55

(en) whitlow an infection under the cuticle of a finger or toe
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Postby linguoboy » 2020-05-19, 15:46

gafiate to leave fandom (from GAFIA "Get Away From It All")
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Re: The last word of your mother tongue you have learnt ?

Postby Gormur » 2020-05-19, 16:43

English: fife pipe (probably a term for the piccolo)
Norwegian: strie burlap
Eigi gegnir þat at segja at bók nøkkur er hreinferðug eðr ønnur spelluð því at vandliga ok dáliga eru bœkr ritnar ok annat kunnum vér eigi um þœr at dœma
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Re: The last word of your mother tongue you have learnt ?

Postby Dormouse559 » 2020-05-20, 16:52

(en) avoirdupois n - weight, heaviness

It's borrowed from Old French, but since French spelling has moved on, it now reads as "having some pea(s)".
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Re: The last word of your mother tongue you have learnt ?

Postby Gormur » 2020-05-20, 18:11

English: obtrude to force into
Norwegian: gebyr surcharge
Eigi gegnir þat at segja at bók nøkkur er hreinferðug eðr ønnur spelluð því at vandliga ok dáliga eru bœkr ritnar ok annat kunnum vér eigi um þœr at dœma
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Re: The last word of your mother tongue you have learnt ?

Postby Brzeczyszczykiewicz » 2020-05-20, 22:54

siguemepollo - A ribbon that hangs from the back, worn in the past by women as an ornament.

(Literally, it means "follow me, chicken", but it's also translated thus "follow me, boy", since the Spanish word "pollo" is also a colloquial term (admittedly scarcely used) for a young man. :mrgreen:

Here are some examples of "siguemepollos":

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Re: The last word of your mother tongue you have learnt ?

Postby Gormur » 2020-05-21, 17:39

English: whippet a small, fast dog
Norwegian: eldreinstitusjon old folks' home [infirmary]
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