Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen: > On Sun, 10 Dec 2006, Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen wrote: ... > > Actually, "git" is a swedish word meaning something like "extreme > > posession", or wanting something very bad. Its a word thats used > > frequently to describe the devils wish for souls. > > > > Quting from the online dictionary http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/ > > on "git": > > "BETYDELSE: frö av svartkummin." > > > > Betydelse = Meaning > > Frö = strong desire > > av = to have > > svartkummin = evil desire ("svart"=evil and "kummin"=desire) > > > > Can't believe I actually wrote that. "svarkummin" means strong > desire, or even evil desire, not "Frö". "Frö" is just the swedish word for > "to", and "av" is the swedish word for "have". Better get some sleep. > This is dead wrong or nothing in common use in today swedish. The link above says that git is an archaic word for "svartkummin" which is the plant "Nigella sativa" (Lin.). Regards, /Karl ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Hammar Aspö Data karl@xxxxxxxxxxx Lilla Aspö 2340 Networks S-742 94 Östhammar +46 173 140 57 Computers Sweden +46 70 511 97 84 Consulting -----------------------------------------------------------------------
