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Nov 17, 2013 12:44
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Norwegian term
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isbaks
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...Den tunge isbaksen som kom drivende østfra rundt Sørkapp...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | heavy pack ice |
Michael Ellis
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| 3 | rough drift ice |
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Proposed translations
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rough drift ice
This is "grov drivis". See reference.
"Drivis" is "drift ice", so my term is a guess.
"Drivis" is "drift ice", so my term is a guess.
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Michael Ellis
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heavy pack ice
Drift ice is a less used synonym for pack ice, and here I think 'grov' should be translated as thick or heavy, which would subsume the preceding 'tunge'.
It would also be more elegant to avoid drift and drifting ('drivande') in the one sentence.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2013-11-18 18:53:35 GMT)
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Several English words related to ice and snow come directly from Norwegian e.g. iceberg, so I wonder if the English 'pack ice' may have come from "isbaks"?
It would also be more elegant to avoid drift and drifting ('drivande') in the one sentence.
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2013-11-18 18:53:35 GMT)
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Several English words related to ice and snow come directly from Norwegian e.g. iceberg, so I wonder if the English 'pack ice' may have come from "isbaks"?
Example sentence:
The heavy pack ice was drifting westwards around Sørkapp.
Reference:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/SeaIce/
http://www.visualphotos.com/image/1x9463583/dark_storm_cloud_over_iceberg_and_heavy_pack_ice
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