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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

själfskrifven (old spelling)

English translation:

naturally defined; self-evident, obvious

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Dec 24, 2013 06:37
10 yrs ago
Swedish term

själfskrifven

Swedish to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
Old Swedish

This is from a quote:

"Någon absolut naturlig, oföränderligt själfskrifven gräns känner kartan knappast – det skulle då vara oceanens kust eller inlandsisens rand."

I would think that "self-written," is what is says, and that "self-defined" would be what the author is referring to.
Proposed translations (English)
4 (naturally) defined
4 +3 self-evident, obvious, natural
4 +1 inherent
2 -1 just the person

Proposed translations

8 hrs
Selected

(naturally) defined

It's "written" - or defined - by nature itself, not by humans, thus the "själv-" part.

"An absolute, natural, permanently defined limit/boundary/borderline..."
Peer comment(s):
neutral Anna Herbst : A freer interpretation, but it would have to read "An abslutely natural..."
10 hrs
Well, grammatically, that's a possible interpretation, but semantically, I feel it would make more sense to interpret "absolut" here as an adjective and assume the author forgot the comma. Not sure what "absolut naturlig" really could mean otherwise.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I agree with Mats Wiman's defintion of the term "self-evident, obvious" however the nuianced "naturally defined" rendering of this is more descriptive in this particular usage and this particular context."
-1
20 mins

just the person

'själfskrifven' = natural, see Norstedts stora svensk-engelska ordbok, Andra upplagan, 1993.
In the given context, it can mean the right person, obvious person or just the person.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Anna Herbst : Nothing to do with a person.
17 hrs
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+3
2 hrs

self-evident, obvious, natural

Gammalstavning av 'självskriven'(självfallen, självklar)
Reference:

http://www.sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammalstavning

Peer comment(s):
agree Anna Herbst
15 hrs
agree Helen Johnson
3 days 4 hrs
agree Cynthia Coan
5 days
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+1
5 hrs

inherent

In this context only.

:o)
Peer comment(s):
agree Mats Wiman
7 days
Thank you very much!
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