Herringbone in Norwegian?

Sildben?

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY

"Gary Jacobson" wrote in message . ..

Sildben?

"Fiskeben", "gå fiskeben oppover bakken".


In Swedish, the noun is "saxning" and the verb "saxa",
"saxa uppför backen".

The root of the word refers to scissors, not to the
musical instrument:-)


In Norwegian skiing terminology, "ha sakse" is to
cross the tails of the skis during the skijump (which
is a no-no).


Last but not least, the Finnish word is "haarakäynti",
"nousta mäkeä haarakäynnillä".

Roughly translated, "straddle gait":-)



Anders

jupp,
it's "fiskebein" which in english would be "fish-bone"

Why it became herring-bone in english I don't know. Why not salmon og cod?

David Dermott wrote:


According to the dictionary, "herring-bone" also refers to a stitching
pattern in sewing. That use probably came before the use as a ski-ing
word in English.

Actually, 'herringbone' is a woven pattern popular in english country
fashions.
The repeated chevron pattern in the weave looks an awful lot like a wide
hill with many rows of climbing tracks in the snow . . .

Jim Farrell
(just returned from a pristine lake in southern Ontario near the Soo)