Feb 19, 2017 23:10
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German term
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Native in: German (Variant: Swiss) 
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Works in: German to English, French to English, English to German, and 1 more.
...mein merdrum.
German to English
Art/Literary
History
Religious context
This is from Luther's "Tischreden" and appears as the last of the four lines that are often seen as one 4-line entity.
I'm doing this as a favor for someone working on a larger piece. Thus, must admit, I'm not much of a Luther expert. Would appreciate some insights from all the bright and learned brains out there.
Sau du musst dich lassen reiten
Und wol (wohl) Sporen zu beiden Seiten.
Du willst hon. ein Concilium
Ja dafür hab dir mein merdrum.
I'm doing this as a favor for someone working on a larger piece. Thus, must admit, I'm not much of a Luther expert. Would appreciate some insights from all the bright and learned brains out there.
Sau du musst dich lassen reiten
Und wol (wohl) Sporen zu beiden Seiten.
Du willst hon. ein Concilium
Ja dafür hab dir mein merdrum.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | human excrement |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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Proposed translations
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human excrement
‘Der Papst ist im Ornate abgebildet, wie er auf einer Sau reitet und mit der rechten Hand einen auf der linken Hand getragenen Haufen Menschenkot segnet, mit der Angabe: Papa dat concilium in Germania“
http://tinyurl.com/z6eoso5
The image above illustrates Luther’s views. It is the pope riding a sow with steaming excrement in one hand, while he gives a blessing with the other.
http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/jews-in-russia-and-eastern...
Context:
http://tinyurl.com/znh2atk
also:
http://tinyurl.com/z6wloyh
http://tinyurl.com/z6eoso5
The image above illustrates Luther’s views. It is the pope riding a sow with steaming excrement in one hand, while he gives a blessing with the other.
http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/jews-in-russia-and-eastern...
Context:
http://tinyurl.com/znh2atk
also:
http://tinyurl.com/z6wloyh
Note from asker:
| Thank you! Interestingly, the first thing I thought of when I saw merdrum was the French word 'merde'. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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quite!!! Thanks, Ramey.
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writeaway
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thanks, writeaway:-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for the high-speed and thorough response. Great contribution and I learned a lot. Will contact you separately. Best, Elli "
Discussion
The pope is portrayed riding a sow and carrying a spiral of steaming dung in his open palm.
https://wp.nyu.edu/therevealer/2016/06/06/the-medium-of-refo...
http://blog.sbb.berlin/tag/martin-luther/
Anyways, the Latin "merdum" is the more common spelling, so you were right on thinking of "merde"!
http://woerterbuchnetz.de/DWB/?sigle=DWB&mode=Gliederung&hit...