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Lørfisk

English translation: dried fish

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Norwegian term or phrase:Tørfisk
English translation:dried fish
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

09:09 Oct 3, 2006
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Zoology / Fish
Norwegian term or phrase: Lørfisk
Possibly archaic (from 1890). mentioned in a contract. The buyer of a farm has to supply 6 kg. of lørfisk to the former owner annually
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 10:53
dried fish
Explanation:
Any chance it might say 'tørfisk'? In the 1890's, before cooling, fish would usually be dried, smoked or salted for preservation. Tørrfisk would be sides of (usually) cod off the bone, tied by the tail fin and hung outside across racks to dry. When dried, it would have almost unlimited shelf life - and could be used as currency. Under Danish influence, iit would be spelled with one r at the time.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 11:53
Grading comment
Thanks Per
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dried fish


Explanation:
Any chance it might say 'tørfisk'? In the 1890's, before cooling, fish would usually be dried, smoked or salted for preservation. Tørrfisk would be sides of (usually) cod off the bone, tied by the tail fin and hung outside across racks to dry. When dried, it would have almost unlimited shelf life - and could be used as currency. Under Danish influence, iit would be spelled with one r at the time.


    Reference: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B8rrfisk
Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 11:53
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 20
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Thanks Per

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