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A Crow by any other name
Crow – Kråke
Pronounciation with an extra syllable – Kråkerøy:
http://forvo.com/word/kr%C3%A5ker%C3%B8y/
Magpie – Skjære
This one is kjære – but he pronounces it wrong so it comes close to skjære
http://forvo.com/word/kj%C3%A6re/
Raven – Ravn
An american tries to pronounce navn, he doesn’t quite get it, but its close. The r is pronounced with the tongue at the front [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2009 under crows, Kråke, Kråkerøy, Magpie, name origin, names, Norwegian, Raven, ravens, Ravn, Skjære.
Tags: corvids in norwegian, Crow, english, how do you say crow in Norwegian?, How do you say magpie in Norwegian?, How do you say raven in Norwegian?, Kråke, Magpie, Norwegian, Raven, Ravn, Skjære
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Rooks, Easter Lore and More
Like many in the corvid family Rooks are attached to many legends, myths, lore and superstitions. In Shropshire, it was believed that rooks never carried sticks to their nests on Sundays or Ascension Day, but simply sat quietly on trees and did not work. It was also believed to be futile to wear new clothes [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2009 under Easter Lore, etymology, folklore, legend, lore, myth, mythology, name origin, Rook, stealing, suspicious.
Tags: corvid legend, corvids and legends, corvids and myths, frugilegus, Rook, Rook origin, rookery, Rooks, rooks and easter folklore, rooks and easter legends, Rooks and easter lore, rooks and easter myths, the meaning of the word rook, the rook and easter folklore, the rook and easter legend, the rook and easter lore, the rook and easter myths, the rook and england, Where the name rook came from?
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Are the words Ravenous and Raven related?
Simply, no. But…
One could easily imagine the word ravenous, meaning ‘voracious, very hungry’, originating from the word raven. Particularly, if you have ever watched raven nestlings eat. They need to eat every couple of hours and not just snacks either. Bernd Heinrich in the Mind of the Raven gives us a snippet of exactly how [...]
Posted: March 29th, 2009 under American Crow, Are the words raven and ravenous related?, Are the words ravenous and raven related?, Common Crow, Common Raven, Crow, etymology, name origin, origin of a name, origin of raven, Photograph, Pictures, Raven, raven and ravenous, Ravenous.
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