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[eirias]

The most amusing blog I've found in recent days: The Iceland Weather Report
The most recent entry has some great stuff on Icelandic idioms that everyone who loves language should check out.  (I'm looking at you, ukelele.)

Thanks to eldan for the link.

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[sagittalbreast.livejournal.com]

My personal favorite is:

He stood on the duck
Hann stóð á öndinni
[i.e. when someone is so astonished or excited that he can't speak]

It reminds me of when I feel my cat with the balls of my feet. . .what it might feel like if I stood up with all of the general squishiness. She stands on my soft parts all the time, but it wouldn't be fair to reciprocate.

Who is astonished, the duck or the human?