laugardagur, apríl 30, 2005
draht
Wire, I recall, is made by drawing, by pulling. The English word is old and comes from a root having to do with twisting. The German word draht has the pulling of draw and draught visible in it. Imagine before steam (18th century), before water wheels (not much earlier, really), drawing the metal by hand, straining and sweating, swearing at it when it broke (inevitable), straining to draw it anew.
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Must've been some persistent people to make wire, back then, without the benefit of any modern amenities. Not even a good pair of needle-nosed pliers. And they wound it so nicely around all those beautiful sword-hilts. Pretty stunning stuff.
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