Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
egebulskiste
English translation:
hollowed-out oak log/trunk - oak coffin
Added to glossary by
Maria Rosich Andreu
May 11, 2005 15:22
19 yrs ago
Danish term
Spain
Had I but world enough, and time!
Native in: Catalan 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, Danish to Spanish, English to Spanish, and 10 more.
egebulskiste
Danish to English
Art/Literary
History
Jeg er ved at oversætte et lile rejsehåndbog og den her styk kommer i en beskrivelse af Billunds området:
Tæt ved ligger Egtvedpigens gravplads. Hun blev begravet i en ***egebulskiste*** ca. 1.370 år f. Kr. Hendes klæder er derfor nogle af verdens mest velbevarede – et informationscenter uddyber hele historien for de besøgende. -----
Hvad betyder det præcis? Jeg kan bruge den engelske oversættelse eller betydningen på dansk.
Mange tak :)
Maria
Tæt ved ligger Egtvedpigens gravplads. Hun blev begravet i en ***egebulskiste*** ca. 1.370 år f. Kr. Hendes klæder er derfor nogle af verdens mest velbevarede – et informationscenter uddyber hele historien for de besøgende. -----
Hvad betyder det præcis? Jeg kan bruge den engelske oversættelse eller betydningen på dansk.
Mange tak :)
Maria
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | hollowed-out oak log/trunk |
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| 3 +1 | Oak coffin |
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hollowed-out oak log/trunk
At www.flaekken.dk/FL2003Hvidegaard.htm is an explanation:
Den brændte døde synes at have ligget i en bulkiste, altså en kiste lavet af en flækket og udhulet træstammme, som vi kender det fra de berømte danske ...
So I think a hollowed-out oak trunk would be more precise
Den brændte døde synes at have ligget i en bulkiste, altså en kiste lavet af en flækket og udhulet træstammme, som vi kender det fra de berømte danske ...
So I think a hollowed-out oak trunk would be more precise
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Orbital
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Mario Marcolin
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
: I prefer to use "log" - http://www.guderoggrave.dk/wincgi/kultnet.exe?Function=GetSi...
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Comment: "tak!"
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Oak coffin
Ege is a type of wood known as oak in english. This would fall in line with what could be used in the time too.
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Note added at 6 hrs 34 mins (2005-05-11 21:57:10 GMT)
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To Asker: Yes it does; if the conditions are right, the wood will be well preserved. Wood, even rotted wood, can hold its structure when in a static state for eons. It is an oak coffin, I have zero doubts about that.
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Note added at 6 hrs 36 mins (2005-05-11 21:58:56 GMT)
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An aditional note.
The other opinion has one thing right, how it could have been made. How ever, even if it is made out of a hollow tree trunk the same way that cannoes were made, it is still a coffin.
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Note added at 6 hrs 34 mins (2005-05-11 21:57:10 GMT)
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To Asker: Yes it does; if the conditions are right, the wood will be well preserved. Wood, even rotted wood, can hold its structure when in a static state for eons. It is an oak coffin, I have zero doubts about that.
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Note added at 6 hrs 36 mins (2005-05-11 21:58:56 GMT)
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An aditional note.
The other opinion has one thing right, how it could have been made. How ever, even if it is made out of a hollow tree trunk the same way that cannoes were made, it is still a coffin.
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