Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
tvinger
English translation:
vises
Added to glossary by
Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD
Dec 18, 2015 12:51
8 yrs ago
Norwegian term
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tvinner
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Poetry & Literature
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I cannot seem to find the right equivalent.
The doctor in the village (19th century) has a room for performing operations and amputations and he has various equipment:
"På et tilhørende bord lå det utstyr som minnet om det i en snekkerbod.
Tvinner og sager."
What are/is the "tvinner"?
The doctor in the village (19th century) has a room for performing operations and amputations and he has various equipment:
"På et tilhørende bord lå det utstyr som minnet om det i en snekkerbod.
Tvinner og sager."
What are/is the "tvinner"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | vises |
Per Bergvall
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| 4 | twine |
eodd
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| 2 | drills |
Elisabeth Maurland
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Proposed translations
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Per Bergvall
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vises
Pretty sure this is a spelling mistake - that tvinner should be tvinger. Tvinge is a carpentry tool - tvinne is not. My dictionaries are in two minds regarding vise or vice - I like vise better. You know the thing - a screw-operated clamp to hold things together while wood settles or adhesive cures.
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twine
According to my Kunnskapsforlaget.
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Note added at 15 mins (2015-12-18 13:06:59 GMT)
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I should add that the dictionary gives twine as a verb, but as you posted this under poetry & literature, I imagine you can use a little poetic licence.
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Note added at 15 mins (2015-12-18 13:06:59 GMT)
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I should add that the dictionary gives twine as a verb, but as you posted this under poetry & literature, I imagine you can use a little poetic licence.
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Elisabeth Maurland
United States
United States
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United States
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drills
The first thing that came to mind, as something I must have read a long time ago, was a drill. I can't find any references to it anywhere, but could it be an old, rarely used term for hand drill? Since the verb "tvinne" means to twist, wind, or coil, and surgeons use drills, I am thinking it might make sense.
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