{"id":4907,"date":"2014-09-16T01:41:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T01:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islenzka.net\/?p=4907"},"modified":"2014-09-16T01:41:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T01:41:06","slug":"clever-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islenzka.net\/clever-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Clever Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much has been written about the uniqueness of the Icelandic breed of horse. This recent article from R\u00daV relates more such research that concludes Icelandic horses are especially sociable compared to other breeds of horses.<\/p>\n

Hestar greindir og f\u00e9lagslyndir<\/strong><\/a>
\nHorses intelligent and sociable<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hestar eru me\u00f0 greindustu spend\u00fdrum og f\u00e9lagsleg heg\u00f0un \u00feeirra er fastm\u00f3tu\u00f0. \u00deetta s\u00fdna ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 atferli \u00feeirra. \u00cdslenski hesturinn \u00feykir einstaklega f\u00e9lagslyndur og vinalegur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horses are among the most intelligent mammals and their social behavior is established. Research into their behaviour shows this. The Icelandic horse is considered particularly sociable and friendly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
heg\u00f0un (f) – conduct, behavior<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/th>\nplural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
nom<\/th>\nheg\u00f0un<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
acc<\/th>\nheg\u00f0un<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dat<\/th>\nheg\u00f0un<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gen<\/th>\nheg\u00f0unar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n  <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 \u00feykja – be regarded, considered<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\npresent<\/th>\npast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9g<\/th>\n\u00feyki<\/td>\n\u00fe\u00f3tti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fe\u00fa<\/th>\n\u00feykir<\/td>\n\u00fe\u00f3ttir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fea\u00f0<\/th>\n\u00feykir<\/td>\n\u00fe\u00f3tti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi\u00f0<\/th>\n\u00feykjum<\/td>\n\u00fe\u00f3ttum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fei\u00f0<\/th>\n\u00feyki\u00f0<\/td>\n\u00fe\u00f3ttu\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00feau<\/th>\n\u00feykja<\/td>\n\u00fe\u00f3ttu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

I’m pretty sure that the Icelandic word for mammal<\/em> comes from speni<\/strong> (teat<\/em>), referring to animals whose females nurse their young with milk, the same way mammal refers to mammary<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hestar \u00feykja f\u00e9lagslynd d\u00fdr og f\u00e9lagsleg heg\u00f0un \u00feeirra einkennist helst af tveimur \u00fe\u00e1ttum: vir\u00f0ingarr\u00f6\u00f0 og vin\u00e1ttu. <\/p>\n

\u201eVi\u00f0 vitum n\u00fana, \u00fea\u00f0 eru heilmiklar ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 vitsmunalegri getu hesta, a\u00f0 \u00feeir eru mj\u00f6g kl\u00e1rir. Og \u00feeir \u00feekkja f\u00f3lk og a\u00f0ra hesta – ekki bara \u00e1 einu – \u00feeir \u00feekkja \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 andlitinu, lyktinni og hlj\u00f3\u00f0unum l\u00edka”, segir Hrefna Sigurj\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, d\u00fdraatferlisfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horses are considered social animals, and their social behavior is expressed most in two ways: hierarchy and friendship.<\/p>\n

“We now know, there is a great amount of research into the intellectual ability of horses, they are very clever. And they recognize people and other horses – not just in one way – they recognize them by their face, smell and sound as well,” says animal behaviorist Hrefna Sigurj\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
geta (f) – ability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/th>\nplural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
nom<\/th>\ngeta<\/td>\ngetur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
acc<\/th>\ngetu<\/td>\ngetur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dat<\/th>\ngetu<\/td>\ngetum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gen<\/th>\ngetu<\/td>\ngeta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n  <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 \u00feekkja – to know, recognize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\npresent<\/th>\npast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9g<\/th>\n\u00feekki<\/td>\n\u00feekkti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fe\u00fa<\/th>\n\u00feekkir<\/td>\n\u00feekktir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fea\u00f0<\/th>\n\u00feekkir<\/td>\n\u00feekkti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi\u00f0<\/th>\n\u00feekkjum<\/td>\n\u00feekktum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fei\u00f0<\/th>\n\u00feekki\u00f0<\/td>\n\u00feekktu\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00feau<\/th>\n\u00feekkja<\/td>\n\u00feekktu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

I think I’ve come across articles before that had both \u00feykja<\/strong> and \u00feekkja<\/strong> – don’t confuse them \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The verb a\u00f0 geta<\/strong> (to be able to<\/em>) is probably more familiar than the noun geta<\/strong> (ability<\/em>). One synonym is h\u00e6fileiki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Vin\u00e1ttan er \u00e1berandi \u00ed atferli hesta og skiptir miklu m\u00e1li \u00ed samskiptum \u00feeirra \u00e1 milli.<\/p>\n

\u201eOg vin\u00e1ttuna m\u00e6lum vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hverjir eru saman, \u00e1 beitinni og liggja og best er a\u00f0 m\u00e6la vin\u00e1ttuna me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hverjir eru a\u00f0 snyrta hvern annan, sem vi\u00f0 k\u00f6llum a\u00f0 klj\u00e1st. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum komist a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 svona almennt s\u00e9\u00f0 er vin\u00e1ttan bundin kyni, en \u00fea\u00f0 er fullt af undantekningum. Og l\u00edka \u00e1l\u00edka gamlir hestar bindast vinab\u00f6ndum. \u00cdslenski hesturinn \u00feykir mj\u00f6g vinalegur mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 flest \u00f6nnur hestakyn. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum kannski bara r\u00e6kta\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 upp \u00ed gegnum aldirnar h\u00e9rna. A\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki gott a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 eitthvert lei\u00f0indaskap”, segir Hrefna.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Translation of the last paragraph is left as an exercise to the reader \ud83d\ude1b But I’ve looked up many of the words and listed them below.<\/p>\n

\r\ngreindur       adj             intelligent, clever\r\nf\u00e9lags\u00b7lyndur  adj             sociable, gregarious\r\nheg\u00f0un         f               conduct, behavior\r\nfast\u00b7m\u00f3ta\u00f0ur   adj             fixed, firm\r\nat\u00b7ferli       n               conduct, behavior\r\nspen\u00b7d\u00fdr       n               mammal\r\neinstak\u00b7lega   adv             especially, particularly\r\nvina\u00b7legur     adj             friendly\r\n\r\nein\u00b7kenna      v               characterize, designate, mark\r\nvir\u00f0ingarr\u00f6\u00f0   f               hierarchy; pecking order\r\nvin\u00b7\u00e1tta       f               friendship\r\nheil\u00b7mikill    adj             very big, a great deal\r\nvits\u00b7munir     m pl            intellect\r\ngeta           f               ability\r\n\u00feekkja         v               know, recognize\r\n\r\nsam\u00b7skipti     n pl            relations\r\nbeit           f               pasture, grazing\r\nsnyrta         v               groom, tidy up\r\nklj\u00e1st         v               fight, struggle with\r\nundan\u00b7tekning  f               exception\r\n\u00e1\u00b7l\u00edka         adj indecl      similar\r\nkyn            n               stock, breed; sex\r\nr\u00e6kta          v               breed, raise\r\n<\/pre>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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