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But enough of the sweetness, light and kindness. It's time to learn to insult people as the Vikings did.
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Literally meaning “fire-house” or “fire-hall,” eldhús was a kitchen, a banqueting hall, or any similarly large room or building that featured a fireplace. That makes an eldhús-fífl literally a “fireside fool”—in other words, an empty-headed person who does nothing but sit beside the fire all day.
21 Incredible Viking Insults
Offensive words have long and colorful history. And nowhere was that more the case than in Viking-era Scandinavia.
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Eldhús-fífl
Literally meaning “fire-house” or “fire-hall,” eldhús was a kitchen, a banqueting hall, or any similarly large room or building that featured a fireplace. That makes an eldhús-fífl literally a “fireside fool”—in other words, an empty-headed person who does nothing but sit beside the fire all day.
Hrímaldi
Hrím was a Norse word for both hoar frost and the soot that accumulates on a kettle. Hrímaldi, therefore, was a lazy idler—literally, someone who would rather lounge by the fire than get on with their work.Mátviss
Describing someone using mátviss implied that they were a greedy, avaricious kind of person—the word literally means “meat-scenting.”Níðingr
Níðingr (which is distantly related to the English archaism nithing, “a mean or wretched person”) was a term the Vikings used to refer to a villainous scoundrel. Etymologically, it’s related to an earlier word, níð, meaning “defamation” or “calumny.”
But enough of the sweetness, light and kindness. It's time to learn to insult people as the Vikings did.
21 Incredible Viking Insults
Offensive words have long and colorful history. And nowhere was that more the case than in Viking-era Scandinavia.
Eldhús-fífl
Literally meaning “fire-house” or “fire-hall,” eldhús was a kitchen, a banqueting hall, or any similarly large room or building that featured a fireplace. That makes an eldhús-fífl literally a “fireside fool”—in other words, an empty-headed person who does nothing but sit beside the fire all day.
Hrímaldi
Hrím was a Norse word for both hoar frost and the soot that accumulates on a kettle. Hrímaldi, therefore, was a lazy idler—literally, someone who would rather lounge by the fire than get on with their work.
Mátviss
Describing someone using mátviss implied that they were a greedy, avaricious kind of person—the word literally means “meat-scenting.”
Níðingr
Níðingr (which is distantly related to the English archaism nithing, “a mean or wretched person”) was a term the Vikings used to refer to a villainous scoundrel. Etymologically, it’s related to an earlier word, níð, meaning “defamation” or “calumny.”
Didn't my ancestors speak funny?
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
They did, and so did mine! Oh wait...
Oh if i were you I'd definitely get those jobs finished if you want a peaceful time when she gets home.
Goodnight folks, time for a little non functional beauty sleep.
I can't find the list but I remember "organise the pantry" was on it. That might take an hour or so. If I stopped just shoving things in it would be easier.
Where's the fun in that?
I suggest alphabetically. From the middle out.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Oh not me, not me. I put all like things together. I don't care about alphabetically, I go by usage.
I go by where ever there's a spot it will fit.
Not sure if I could determine the "middle of the pantry", it's in a corner and one side is longer than the other.
There's none but I'm just the staff.