Linguistic observations + Introduction of me, the newbie

[rcraigharman at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 20924

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., mediaphen at h... wrote:
> Krum is, besides the name of a famous Bulgarian Seeker, a Swedish 
> word meaning "bent" or "crooked". It is used only when referring to 
> limbs, particulary legs: "Krumbent" meaning "with bent legs". Isn't 
> that precisely how Viktor is described when not on a broomstick? 

Krumm has the same meaning in German.


> Swedish word krumbent (from which the name Krum may have derived)
> can be translated into bent legs, crooked legs or crookshanks. Ring
> a bell?  Could it be that Crookshanks the cat in fact is a
> semi-animagi (as discussed before in the Litter of
> Werewolves-Animagi-threads) relative of Viktor Krum?

Crookshanks is a kneazle.  See the HP school books.

....Craig