From: Jens Persson
Message: 2298
Date: 2002-11-10
--- In norse_course@..., "fjornir" <haukurth@...> wrote:
> Sæll Símon!
>
>
> > The word KALL seems to mean a computer game here:
>
> Well no - not exactly. I think the English word is
> 'action figure'. When I was a little boy I had lots
> of KALLAR - mine were HÍMENKALLAR (He-Man figures).
> :-)
>
>
> > Ég á fullt af dóti, mér finnast KALLAR skemmtilegastir.
> > Uppáhalds kallarnir mínir eru Beastwars og ég á marga
> > kalla úr Beastwars.
>
> Þegar ég var lítill átti ég líka fullt af köllum.
> Amma gaf mér marga kalla. "Áttu pening, amma?", spurði
> ég stundum, "eigum við að versla okkur einn kall?".
> Amma átti alltaf pening.
>
>
> > I was just wondering if I was right about the meaning,
> > and what its etymology/derivation was.
>
> It is simply another form of 'karl' meaning 'man'.
>
> Kveðja,
> Haukur