February 23, 2011

New words

When I was younger, I always thought it was hilarious that the word for 'child' in Norwegian is barn. "What were you born in a barn?" haha.
Of course, since I'm a bit older and those juvenile puns do not appeal, I realize that Norway's barn probably has the same root as bairn.
Now I just laugh about the translation of "dirt."

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