Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde
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| 5 | Råbjørn mirrors the haze of the sea monster('s home) |
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| 4 +1 | Raabjørn reflects the ocean fog |
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Råbjørn mirrors the haze of the sea monster('s home) Explanation: speil = spegel draugh = sea monster heim = home skodde = haze, mist Kunnskapsforlaget Nor-Eng-Nor+MW |
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peer agreement (net): +1Raabjørn reflects the ocean fog Explanation: "draugen" is a supernatural being which augurs death at sea. "Draugheimen" - "home of the draug" - is therefore a metaphor for the ocean. An alternative translation is therefore: Raabhjørn reflects the fog that covers the home of the draug (or sea-monster). But this looks like poetry, and the first translation has the advantage of having the same number of stressed syllables as the original. Norwegian translator |
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