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orðabókarfróðleikur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, knowledge of words’ books. Created from orðabókar (dictionary, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ fróðleikur (knowledge).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orðabókarfróðleikur m (genitive singular orðabókarfróðleiks, no plural)

  1. dictionary knowledge.
    Og í þeim mun liggur líka ástæða þess tölvurnar, hversu miklum orðabókarfróðleik þær verða fóðraðar á, munu aldrei geta þýtt margslunginn litteratúr.
    And in that distinction also lies a reason that computers, regardless of how much dictionary knowledge they are fed, will never be able to translate complex literature.

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Further reading

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  • orðabókarfróðleikur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)