RE: [norse_course] Baggalútur on the loose

Hi Simon.

Baggalútur is a rock formation that comes in to existance in ryolit-lava -

I won't go into details how, but you can see the thing here.:

http://www.ismennt.is/not/gk/jfr/ordskyr/mynd2/baggalutar_img_4949.jpg

We are talking about small reddish balls, either just a single one or a few clastered

together.

I have NO idea why they picked that name for the site but you get used

to it fast enough.

And since this is a language mailing-list I feel that I must add something

grammatical to my first post ;) :

The plural is 'baggalútar' but lútur in the sense you mentioned doesn't

have a plural, for obvious reasons.

Regards,

Dúnja

-----Original Message-----
From: simonfittonbrown@... [mailto:simonfittonbrown@...]
Sent: 26. nóvember 2002 17:10
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] Baggalútur on the loose

Hi!

What does Baggalútur mean, pls?

Baggi = pack/burden/bundle; lútur = base/alkali, but I'm still none the wiser!

Cheers,

Simon

In a message dated 11/26/02 3:03:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, haukurth@... writes:

Hello :-)

Thought I'd share this with you.

http://www.baggalutur.is/frett-prenta.asp?ID=1346

Baggalútur is an Icelandic silly-news web; similar to
The Onion. According to this item the Fenris-wolf has
- once again - broken loose from its "fjöturr".

"Þetta er í þriðja sinn sem úlfurinn sleppur á þessu ári
og hafa bæjaryfirvöld hótað ásum að skepnan verði aflífuð
komi þetta fyrir aftur."

"This is the third time the wolf escapes this year
and the municipal authorities have threatened the Æsir
that the creature will be killed if this happens again."

- - -

From the verb:

skepja - skóp - skópum - skapit; create (shape)

the noun:

skepna, -u; creature

is derived.

Kveðja,
Haukur

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