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"Hvorfor løper lik etter oss?"
...Good god, Duolingo, this sentence -
Should I be worried about planning that trip to Norway?
I mean as far as I know, the place does not have a zombie problem, but one can never be sure. ;) ;) ;)
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Silliness aside, lik is one of those words that I won't have difficulty remembering. There are a lot of words and structures in Norwegian that don't match up with modern English, but do have cognates with Middle English. This is one of those; the Middle English equivalent is lich.
So, if I ever need to read/write about corpses in Norwegian, I'm all set. (Actually, considering how much I like Nordic noir, it wouldn't be that weird....)
...Good god, Duolingo, this sentence -
Should I be worried about planning that trip to Norway?
I mean as far as I know, the place does not have a zombie problem, but one can never be sure. ;) ;) ;)
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Silliness aside, lik is one of those words that I won't have difficulty remembering. There are a lot of words and structures in Norwegian that don't match up with modern English, but do have cognates with Middle English. This is one of those; the Middle English equivalent is lich.
So, if I ever need to read/write about corpses in Norwegian, I'm all set. (Actually, considering how much I like Nordic noir, it wouldn't be that weird....)
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.