2y ago

Number Witch

I saw somewhere that the Nordic word for computer can be translated as number witch, so I thought I'd try to visualize that.

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Not really important, as the idea is cool, but regardless; as a Nordic, i can't think of a single word we use for computer that would translate to number witch 🤔
- It's the icelandic word Tölva!
  A mix of Tölur (numbers) and Völva (Seeress).
  I guess the rest of you nords dont know how to make up cool new words like us!
  Jeg spiser en sandwich og bruger min computer. 😅
  Vs
  Ég borða samloku og nota tölvuna mína.
  
  Aaah! The thought did strike me that maybe it could be Icelandic or Finnish, i know you guys up in Iceland in particular are really dedicated to inventing new native words for absolutely everything, and never using loan words
Okay, this is cool af
- Yahh
- Thank you!
Culture stuff aside, this looks cool AF!
- Thank you!
It's the icelandic word Tölva!
A mix of Tölur (numbers) and Völva (Seeress).
The Völva is the one telling Odin about Ragnarök.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lusp%C3%A1
- That's it! Thank you kind person. Clearly my ability to remember random stuff I see on the internet isn't great.
  
  I'm the same; it's something in the way of gist memory.
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy-trace_theory
These are really good, but it’s the last one that I really love. The first thing I thought of when I read your title was a children’s tv character who teaches kids to count. Like, a group of kids are quarreling over how to divide candy and a voice off-screen would say “What you need is to be a little bit more mathemagical!” and the camera would pan to this numerical wonder. Followed by all the kids exclaiming “It’s the Number Witch!”
Probably ends with a lovely little song about how proper division is sharing :)
- Oh I love that, what a whimsical and sweet moment.

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