A glossary of terms related to walking. Compiled by the community.
Glossary of walking art
There are 5 definitions in this directory beginning with the letter F.
First-Foot
The first person across the threshold on New Years eve (bringing good luck and carrying objects such as coal, a coin, salt, drink and song). Quaaltagh or qualtagh in Manx Gaelic.
Submitted by: Louise Ann Wilsonflakkari
“Icelandic culture is infused with stories of travel. When names were needed for modern machines, the technology that enables our imaginations to travel, words were chosen that centred on the quality of roaming. Thus the neologism for laptop is fartölva, formed from the verb far, meaning to migrate, and tölva – migrating computer’; its companion, the external hard drive, is a flakkari. The latter word can also mean ‘wanderer’ or ‘vagrant’. In the end it’s the wanderers we rely on.” Nancy Campbell ‘The Library of Ice’ (Scribner UK, 2018: page 232)
Submitted by: Ruth BroadbentFootmobile
Means of transport by foot; or portable device exploited to encourage walking.
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