Number Prophetess

[squirmelia]

I recently learnt the Icelandic word for "computer" is tölva.

According to Wiktionary, tölva is a portmanteau word, coined in 1965 from tala ("number") + völva ("prophetess").

Comments

[mrs-leroy-brown.livejournal.com]

Hooray for this! It genuinely brought a big smile to my face on a day when I really needed it :D :D :D

[spiralsheep.livejournal.com]

I already knew völva but not tölva. That's a brilliant smush-word. Thank you for sharing!