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alexz commented on the word gluggaveður
added gluggaveður to a list, and then commented on it.
April 15, 2016
bilby commented on the word gluggaveður
vapourware
April 15, 2016
bilby commented on the word gluggaveður
hardware!
April 15, 2016
bilby commented on the word gluggaveður
Must be limerick-ready now that the comments are open.
April 15, 2016
erinmckean commented on the word gluggaveður
Thanks for the reports on what I am going to call the Icelandic Problem (because that sounds cool). I'm not sure what's up but I will look into it.
One rubber-chicken-wavy solution that often seems to work in cases such as this is favoriting a problem word before trying to comment or list it.
April 15, 2016
qms commented on the word gluggaveður
Gluggaveður is a popular word on the net, perhaps because it has been promoted as one of a list of words in Icelandic that could be usefully borrowed into other languages. "'Window-weather' describes weather that 'is nice to look at through a window, but not nice to be out in.'”
The eth character (ð) is pronounced like a furry version of the English th, or, as Wikipedia has it: "In Icelandic, ð represents a (usually apical) voiced alveolar non-sibilant fricative ..." It is best to find an audible pronunciation online to get the idea.
The strange gods of Iceland bequeath her
A magical shape-shiftng ether.
Where fire burns on ice
And fine views entice
That the unwary find gluggaveður.
April 16, 2016