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Mar 24, 2008 18:16
16 yrs ago
Norwegian term

isspett

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering Other
Another item taken from a list of things for use in emergencies. Thanks in advance for any help.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 ice pick
4 ice axe
4 "spud" or "spud bar" or "pry bar"
3 crowbar
3 ice awl

Discussion

Mark Andrew Thompson (asker) Mar 26, 2008:
Once again, many thanks for all the help. In the end, I've commented it and referred it back so perhaps the client could decide.
Hilde Granlund Mar 26, 2008:
[url=http://www.byggmakker.no/filestore/21533971.jpg]spett[/url]
[url=http://www.materials.com/CROWBAR.JPG]crowbar[/url]
[urlhttp://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/397201/2/...]ice awl[/url]
Hilde Granlund Mar 25, 2008:
Perhaps you should ask your client for an explanation? The only norwegian reference I found for this word was a diving group that used it to hack through the ice for a dive. Makes sense to me.
Clare Barnes Mar 25, 2008:
...specifically for ice, rather than just a "spett" - as they're pretty versatile tools. His last option isn't anything he's ever seen on a fire engine, but is a ski pole with a pointed end, used for testing ice thickness/safety.
Clare Barnes Mar 25, 2008:
I didn't get a very definite answer from fireman in the family, just some options: 1. "Pick of life", kept on the fire engine. 2. A 1.6 - 1.7 m long iron bar with a pointed end, not usually kept on a fire engine and he's mystfied as to why it should be...
Clare Barnes Mar 25, 2008:
If you can wait until tomorrow morning I can ask my fella to explain what this is likely to be (he's a fireman). I do know they have the "pick of life" things on fire engines for ice rescues, that was my first thought. Will find out about the iron rod...
Mark Andrew Thompson (asker) Mar 25, 2008:
Many thanks for all the suggestions. In reply to your query, Thomas, the list relates to items used by a fire brigade in emergencies (not necessarily in a fire). The trouble is, it is just a list. Hilde's comment about making a hole in the ice makes me wonder whether perhaps that is what it is used for (e.g. in rescue attempts).
Thomas Deschington (X) Mar 25, 2008:
Context: What does the list of items concern? Industrial safety? Or, as Per suggested, hiking (which I doubt)? If it's a tool at an industrial plant, it could very well be big and sturdy.
Hilde Granlund Mar 25, 2008:
I thought crowbar is "kubein" and not "spett". At least that is what I get a picture of when I google it.
Per Bergvall Mar 25, 2008:
Spett is crowbar. Handy to have around in emergencies, but tiresome to drag around as hiking equipment. More context would be good...
Hilde Granlund Mar 25, 2008:
"Spett" is a tool that consists of a straight metal rod, sharpened at one end. It is not an axe. It can be used to lever stones out of the ground or make holes for fence posts. Or in this case make a hole in the ice to get water.

Proposed translations

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13 mins

ice pick

Declined
A pickaxe would probably be just as useful...
Note from asker:
Thanks, Per. Sadly, there's no more context as it's just a list of items. It's the "ice" bit that's causing the big problem here.
Peer comment(s):
agree Clare Barnes : ...though I don't agree about the pickaxe - I imagine the list is referring to something like this: http://www.angelguardproducts.com/retail/pickoflife/pickofli...
58 mins
When the ice is between you and icy water, I dare say you're right. When it's between you and a rock face, you'd be happy to have a pickaxe to hang on to...
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5 hrs

ice axe

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I imagine it's something like this. I don't agree with ice pick, which (at least in the US) is a sharp tool you use to chip off ice for drinks.

Check out this link:
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_axe

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20 hrs

crowbar

Declined
Considering it is to be used with the fire brigade, my guess is it is simply a long crowbar. Unless that's on the list too...
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1 day 3 hrs

ice awl

Declined
Just to add my guess to everyone else's...
Reference:

http://www.force6.com/products/index/product_list19/product_view37.htm

http://www.solunar.com/Mustang-Ice-Commander-Rescue-Suit-P1872.aspx

Note from asker:
Many thanks for looking into this. I'm still not sure what, if any, the English equivalent of 'isspett' would be.
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4 days

"spud" or "spud bar" or "pry bar"

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A spud or spud bar is a tool ice fishers use to chop through the ice. It is about 3 feet long with a sharp chisel like end. Today, they are purchased commercially, but when I was a kid, we used to use long heavy metal pry bars with the end sharpened into a chisel.
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