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[[Image:Saltstraumen.jpg|thumb|[[Saltstraumen]] maelstrom]] |
[[Image:Saltstraumen.jpg|thumb|[[Saltstraumen]] maelstrom]] |
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A '''maelstrom''' (or '''malström/malstrøm''' in the [[Scandinavian languages]]) is a very powerful [[whirlpool]]; a large, swirling body of water. A [[free vortex]], it has considerable [[downdraft]]. The Nordic word was introduced into English by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] in his story "[[A Descent into the Maelstrom]]" (1841) |
A '''maelstrom''' (or '''malström/malstrøm''' in the [[Scandinavian languages]]) is a very powerful [[whirlpool]]; a large, swirling body of water. A [[free vortex]], it has considerable [[downdraft]]. The Nordic word was introduced into English by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] in his story "[[A Descent into the Maelstrom]]" (1841). In turn, the Nordic word may have been borrowed from [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''maelstrom'' (modern spelling ''maalstroom'').<ref>[http://gtb.inl.nl/iWDB/search?actie=article&wdb=WNT&id=M038125&lemmodern=maalstroom ''Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal''] (in Dutch)</ref> |
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The original Maelstrom (described by Poe and others) is the [[Moskstraumen]], a powerful tidal current in the [[Lofoten Islands]] off the [[Norway|Norwegian coast]].<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica, 1958 edition.</ref> |
The original Maelstrom (described by Poe and others) is the [[Moskstraumen]], a powerful tidal current in the [[Lofoten Islands]] off the [[Norway|Norwegian coast]].<ref>Encyclopedia Britannica, 1958 edition.</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:32, 16 December 2008
A maelstrom (or malström/malstrøm in the Scandinavian languages) is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The Nordic word was introduced into English by Edgar Allan Poe in his story "A Descent into the Maelstrom" (1841). In turn, the Nordic word may have been borrowed from Dutch maelstrom (modern spelling maalstroom).[1] The original Maelstrom (described by Poe and others) is the Moskstraumen, a powerful tidal current in the Lofoten Islands off the Norwegian coast.[2]
See also
- ^ Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal (in Dutch)
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica, 1958 edition.