Andreas
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Reposted by Andreas
In early Old English, there's a handful of cases of the verb 'do' appearing as "dōm", bearing an archaic first-person singular ending (-m).
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In early Old English, there's a handful of cases of the verb 'do' appearing as "dōm", bearing an archaic first-person singular ending (-m).
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
This -m is ancient and found across Indo-European languages (e.g. Latin sum, Czech jsem). In English, it's long lost from 'I do', but still survives in 'I am'.
Snart dags för lite glögg (men inte för honom).
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Snart dags för lite glögg (men inte för honom).
Lussebullarna är klara och juletiden kan börja.
My lussebullar are ready and the Christmas season can begin.
Glad första advent!🕯
My lussebullar are ready and the Christmas season can begin.
Glad första advent!🕯
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Lussebullarna är klara och juletiden kan börja.
My lussebullar are ready and the Christmas season can begin.
Glad första advent!🕯
My lussebullar are ready and the Christmas season can begin.
Glad första advent!🕯
Degen är klar och ska nu vila i en halvtimme innan jag skär upp den i bitar och formar lussebullarna som sen ska jäsa hela natten.
The dough is ready and now is left to rest for half an hour before I cut it into pieces and form the lussebullar (saffron rolls) that will need to prove overnight.
The dough is ready and now is left to rest for half an hour before I cut it into pieces and form the lussebullar (saffron rolls) that will need to prove overnight.
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Degen är klar och ska nu vila i en halvtimme innan jag skär upp den i bitar och formar lussebullarna som sen ska jäsa hela natten.
The dough is ready and now is left to rest for half an hour before I cut it into pieces and form the lussebullar (saffron rolls) that will need to prove overnight.
The dough is ready and now is left to rest for half an hour before I cut it into pieces and form the lussebullar (saffron rolls) that will need to prove overnight.
Tonight's the gate to the Christmas season. It's special.
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Tonight's the gate to the Christmas season. It's special.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Puffin
Lynx
Kingfisher
Arctic fox
Elk
Puffin
Lynx
Kingfisher
Arctic fox
Elk
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Fox
Dolphin
Kangaroo
Viper
Monitor lizard
+bonus: multiple stag dos in Blackpool
Fox
Dolphin
Kangaroo
Viper
Monitor lizard
+bonus: multiple stag dos in Blackpool
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Chameleon
Stork
Fox
Porpoise
Hare
Chameleon
Stork
Fox
Porpoise
Hare
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Puffin
Lynx
Kingfisher
Arctic fox
Elk
Puffin
Lynx
Kingfisher
Arctic fox
Elk
This is not going to help me stay awake until late to make my lussebullar. It is very enjoyable, though. It's Spanish and utterly delicious.
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is not going to help me stay awake until late to make my lussebullar. It is very enjoyable, though. It's Spanish and utterly delicious.
I Stockholms nattens vackra mörka gränder.
Well, it was pretty.
Well, it was pretty.
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I Stockholms nattens vackra mörka gränder.
Well, it was pretty.
Well, it was pretty.
Årets glögg har införskaffats och nu behöver jag bara se till att också köpa saffran till lussebullarna jag ska baka på lördag så är allting så gott som klart inför första advent.
Som jag längtar!
Som jag längtar!
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Årets glögg har införskaffats och nu behöver jag bara se till att också köpa saffran till lussebullarna jag ska baka på lördag så är allting så gott som klart inför första advent.
Som jag längtar!
Som jag längtar!
"Kløyvd infinitiv" ("split infinitive"). One day I'll tell you about this peculiar feature of Norwegian grammar and spelling, but not today. Another time. Let's build some suspense and excitement.
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Kløyvd infinitiv" ("split infinitive"). One day I'll tell you about this peculiar feature of Norwegian grammar and spelling, but not today. Another time. Let's build some suspense and excitement.
Early (language) memories:
1) looking at a map of Norway in my geography book at school and wondering what the language of the people there sounded like and if we could have communicated (little did I know then!)
2) choosing, totally randomly, Lithuania for an assignment on the Soviet Union, aged
1) looking at a map of Norway in my geography book at school and wondering what the language of the people there sounded like and if we could have communicated (little did I know then!)
2) choosing, totally randomly, Lithuania for an assignment on the Soviet Union, aged
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Early (language) memories:
1) looking at a map of Norway in my geography book at school and wondering what the language of the people there sounded like and if we could have communicated (little did I know then!)
2) choosing, totally randomly, Lithuania for an assignment on the Soviet Union, aged
1) looking at a map of Norway in my geography book at school and wondering what the language of the people there sounded like and if we could have communicated (little did I know then!)
2) choosing, totally randomly, Lithuania for an assignment on the Soviet Union, aged
In the episode about Old Norse of a language podcast I listened to today mention was made of Pro-Norse and the oldest runestone in the world found in Norway about 4 years ago. I had the pleasure to admire the fascinating stone, called Svingerudsteinen or Holesteinen in Norwegian, in 2023 in Oslo.
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
In the episode about Old Norse of a language podcast I listened to today mention was made of Pro-Norse and the oldest runestone in the world found in Norway about 4 years ago. I had the pleasure to admire the fascinating stone, called Svingerudsteinen or Holesteinen in Norwegian, in 2023 in Oslo.
Dinner saved me from buying 1.6 kg of mostarda. Never look to buy food when you're hungry.
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Dinner saved me from buying 1.6 kg of mostarda. Never look to buy food when you're hungry.
Reposted by Andreas
Episode 42 of ALILI is a return to the Germanic languages, but with a new guest: Old Norse specialist Jackson Crawford (@norsebysw.bsky.social) of YouTube fame introduces the language and discusses his translations of the Poetic Edda.
A great chat, freely available here:
pod.link/1703401848/e...
A great chat, freely available here:
pod.link/1703401848/e...
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Episode 42 of ALILI is a return to the Germanic languages, but with a new guest: Old Norse specialist Jackson Crawford (@norsebysw.bsky.social) of YouTube fame introduces the language and discusses his translations of the Poetic Edda.
A great chat, freely available here:
pod.link/1703401848/e...
A great chat, freely available here:
pod.link/1703401848/e...
I couldn't quite decide which one to post so I'm posting all three.
Góða nátt.
Góða nátt.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I couldn't quite decide which one to post so I'm posting all three.
Góða nátt.
Góða nátt.
I was feeling experimental in the kitchen and made chicken breast and chestnut mushrooms cooked in butter, Marmite and beer and topped with a thin slice of cheddar. I haven't eaten it yet, but the smell is *delicious*.
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I was feeling experimental in the kitchen and made chicken breast and chestnut mushrooms cooked in butter, Marmite and beer and topped with a thin slice of cheddar. I haven't eaten it yet, but the smell is *delicious*.
"I want you to feel in your thigh how piercingly hungry I am."
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"I want you to feel in your thigh how piercingly hungry I am."
Allvarligt talat, våra politiker... Tack och lov når nyheterna om viftande med falukorv och dignande tallrikar av kalla Scans köttbullar ej utanför landets gränser. Ska de här symbolerna föreställa Sverige och det äkta härligt svenska? Jösses.
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Allvarligt talat, våra politiker... Tack och lov når nyheterna om viftande med falukorv och dignande tallrikar av kalla Scans köttbullar ej utanför landets gränser. Ska de här symbolerna föreställa Sverige och det äkta härligt svenska? Jösses.
Been to the shops and now going home. It's refreshingly chilly here. We loves it, precious.
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Been to the shops and now going home. It's refreshingly chilly here. We loves it, precious.