Monday, November 7, 2011

Various neologisms

Fuglshausey: New Guinea (After the famous 'Bird's head peninsula' at the westernmost part of the island. The name was founded on the form of the island, which looked like a sitting bird, the head of which was called 'bird head's peninsula' http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogelkop
Austurfuglshausey: Papua New Guinea
Papuan: papverskur; Papverji, papversk tungumál

Melkur (Melks-): Moloch (The first element in Melkjör is identical to the Hebrew word for 'king', melek and the name Moloch. I choose 'Melkur instead of Melki, because the latter could be a pet-form of the Icelandic personal name Melkjör.)

terfi: taurine (amino-acid in energy drinks. the name of the substance was derived from Latin 'taurus' (bull, Icelandic 'tarfur')

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