|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,290
Carpal Tunnel
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,290 |
The Shanyagir had a word for thunder but not for lightning?
Who knows? I suppose that Chuchan of the Shanyagir tribe spoke some sort of Tungusic language, but was speaking with I M Suslov in Russian or being translated for him by some bilingual person. Russian does distinguish between lightning (молния molnija, related to the Old Norse word for Thor's hammer mjo̧llnir) and thunder (гром grom). It is interesting that in English bolt of lightning can also be called a thunderbolt (удар молнии udar molnij 'thunder strike, blow').
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,295
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,295 |
He always runs where others walk......but about mjollnir,
Mjollnir means "crusher," referring to its pulverizing effect. It is related to words such as the Icelandic verbs mölva ("to crush") and mala ("to grind"), but similar words, all stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root melə can be found in almost all European languages, e.g. the Slavic melvo ("grain to be ground") and molotu ("hammer"), the Dutch meel(wiki(!)
We have a word : 'mollen' which means to crush, destroy, to ruin. That might come from the same origin.
|
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,602
Members9,187
| |
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
|
|
|
0 members (),
176
guests, and
3
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
|
|
