I saw somewhere that the Nordic word for computer can be translated as number witch, so I thought I'd try to visualize that.
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Number Witch
I saw somewhere that the Nordic word for computer can be translated as number witch, so I thought I'd try to visualize that.
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FrozenCorgi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Not really important, as the idea is cool, but regardless; as a Nordic, i can't think of a single word we use for computer that would translate to number witch 🤔
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
You mean the Internet lied to me? I'm shocked I tell you, shocked! 🤣
sturlabragason@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
It's the icelandic word Tölva!
A mix of Tölur (numbers) and Völva (Seeress).
I guess the rest of you nords dont know how to make up cool new words like us!
Jeg spiser en sandwich og bruger min computer. 😅
Vs
Ég borða samloku og nota tölvuna mína.
FrozenCorgi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Aaah! The thought did strike me that maybe it could be Icelandic or Finnish, i know you guys up in Iceland in particular are really dedicated to inventing new native words for absolutely everything, and never using loan words
Mango@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Culture stuff aside, this looks cool AF!
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Thank you!
PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 2y
h3mlocke@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Yahh
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Thank you!
sturlabragason@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
It's the icelandic word Tölva!
A mix of Tölur (numbers) and Völva (Seeress).
The Völva is the one telling Odin about Ragnarök.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lusp%C3%A1
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
That's it! Thank you kind person. Clearly my ability to remember random stuff I see on the internet isn't great.
sturlabragason@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I'm the same; it's something in the way of gist memory.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy-trace_theory
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Wow, that article has me in the first paragraph. I marked it to come back to and find some books on. Thank you! I love this kind of stuff.
thelsim@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
These are really good, but it’s the last one that I really love. The first thing I thought of when I read your title was a children’s tv character who teaches kids to count. Like, a group of kids are quarreling over how to divide candy and a voice off-screen would say “What you need is to be a little bit more mathemagical!” and the camera would pan to this numerical wonder. Followed by all the kids exclaiming “It’s the Number Witch!”
Probably ends with a lovely little song about how proper division is sharing :)
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Oh I love that, what a whimsical and sweet moment.