Mysteries of vernacular: Window - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika: prozor - Džesika Orek i Rejčel Til (Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel)

Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Jessica Ruby

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anja Saric

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika:

Window,

prozor,

an opening constructed in a wall to emit light or air.

otvor napravljen u zidu kako bi se propustila svetlost ili vazduh.

When the Scandinavian settlers invaded England

Kada su skandinavski doseljenici napali Englesku

in the Middle Ages,

u Srednjem veku,

they brought with them a whole slew of words

sa sobom su doneli čitavu navalu reči

whose modern descendants have become part

čiji su moderni naslednici postali deo

of our everyday vernacular.

našeg svakodnevnog kolokvijalnog jezika.

Their word for window was related to the Old Norse word

Njihova reč za prozor bila je povezana sa staronordijskom rečju

for the same architectural feature,

za isti arhitektonski element,

vindauga.

vindauga.

Vindauga was a compound,

"Vindauga" je bila složenica,

composed of two separate words:

sastavljena od dve odvojene reči:

vindr, meaning wind

"vindr", što znači vetar

and auga, meaning eye.

i "auga", što znači oko.

The word vindauga was probably quite old,

Reč "vindauga" verovatno je bila prilično stara

having come into being long before

i nastala dosta vremena pre nego što su prozori

windows were made of glass.

počeli da se proizvode od stakla.

This type of metaphoric compound,

Ova vrsta metaforičke složenice

called a kenning,

zvana kening,

was very popular in both Norse and Old English.

bila je veoma popularna u staronordijskom i staroengleskom.

The beautiful literary trope was used

Ovaj predivni književni trop korišćen je

in the Norse word for ship,

kod staronordijske reči za brod,

literally "wave stead."

bukvalno "mesto za talase".

And, in the epic poem, "Beowulf,"

Takođe i u epu o Beovulfu,

where the sea is described as a whale road

gde se more opisuje kao put za kitove

and blood is described as battle sweat

i krv kao znoj bitke

and slaughter dew.

i rosa pokolja.

From its literal yet lyrical beginning,

Od svojih bukvalnih i pesničkih početaka,

the word window has expanded

reč "prozor" se proširila

beyond its concrete definition

van svoje konkretne definicije

as a construction or design element

kao elementa konstrukcije ili dizajna

to be used figuratively

do toga da se koristi u prenesenom značenju

in phrases like the poetic

u izrazima poput poetskog

"window of opportunity."

"baciti sve kroz prozor".