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Ternallings

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14:06 Nov 2, 2006
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Ternallings
The term is from a poem:

Now lend me, Muse, supernal Wings
To sing Sir Knights Hibernallings,
His Doublings and his Ternallings,
His Forwardings and Sternallings.

Also the last frase is not clear for me.
Thanks in advance.
Machiel van Veen.
Machiel van Veen (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 22:48
Dutch translation:-
Explanation:
I associate with Ternallings: birds (from tern)
And with Sternallings: severe.

The 'wings' may allude to the interpretation of Ternallings as something that's got to do with birds.

How we translate both terms will (in my opinion) strongly depend on how you translated Hibernallings if you've translated it at all, since it does appear to go either with "Sir Knights" as an adjective or with sing as an adverb.

Good luck!!


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Note added at 131 days (2007-03-14 01:11:51 GMT)
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I haven't provided a translation of Ternallings because I would have liked to provide one that rhymes with the translation of Hibernallings.
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Mercuri@
Belgium
Local time: 22:48
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Late, but not forgotten. Thanks.
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ternallings
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Explanation:
I associate with Ternallings: birds (from tern)
And with Sternallings: severe.

The 'wings' may allude to the interpretation of Ternallings as something that's got to do with birds.

How we translate both terms will (in my opinion) strongly depend on how you translated Hibernallings if you've translated it at all, since it does appear to go either with "Sir Knights" as an adjective or with sing as an adverb.

Good luck!!


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Note added at 131 days (2007-03-14 01:11:51 GMT)
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I haven't provided a translation of Ternallings because I would have liked to provide one that rhymes with the translation of Hibernallings.

Mercuri@
Belgium
Local time: 22:48
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Late, but not forgotten. Thanks.
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