underskjuter

11:52 Nov 25, 2009 

I'm not particularly interested in the points.

10:40 Nov 25, 2009 

suggestion of "permeate" is even better. But "underlines" is way too obvious, if I have understood the dictionary meaning correctly, which indicates an element of subtlety, something that is not obvious at first reading. For the sake of future reference, do you want to make post a new entry and let me award you the points?

09:48 Nov 25, 2009 

I'm a stickler for standard dictionaries and try to avoid guessing or mind-reading, but in this case it is necessary to attempt interpretation. The Asker's suggestion of 'pervade' corresponds well with my 'underline' and the Explanation: permeates, instills, inspires.

09:29 Nov 25, 2009 

You are the English speaker, and I could not come up with a better interpretation!

08:29 Nov 25, 2009 

Definition in Ordbog over det Danske sprog:
"1) [2-3] egl.: skubbe noget ind under noget.

1.3) forestille (sig) noget som liggende bag ved ell. til grund for noget; indsætte, indskyde et tænkt grundlag ell. en tænkt grund til noget (især: en anden persons handlinger ell. tanker); lægge noget ind i; ofte spec.: uden grund ell. uredeligt tilskrive, tillægge en tanker, meninger, motiver olgn. at en saadan Tanke kunde underskydes af Kunstneren, kan let tænkes."

If I adapt the sense given in the first definition to use in my sentence, it would mean "pervade", i.e. a secret poetic text pervades her entire musical interpretation. Does this sound reasonable?

07:47 Nov 25, 2009 

I think the explanation is that the text is written by a Danish-speaking person (or Norwegian, since the written languages were pretty much identical throughout the 19th century). Or it could be a quote from a Danish/Norwegian critic made by a Swedish journalist who wasn't all that concerned about "false friends". That would also explain the spellings "hvad" and "alt". Anyway, "underskjuta" would then be the Danish (somewhat archaic) word "underskyde", meaning "imply" or "read into" - perhaps our Danish friends could clarify it further?

05:59 Nov 25, 2009 

I know what the verb "överskjuta" means, but it still didn't make sense to me. I even checked Svenksa Akademiens ordboka but got nothing on either verb. I've had to ask the client on this one.

20:52 Nov 24, 2009 

I'm not sure about what it could mean, but I'll guess all the same. Firstly, I think it may be a verb formed in contrast to the Swedish verb "överskjuta" - used to describe things that "project out" from something else, such as a rock shelf from a mountain, or a roof from a house. In the the given context, then, underskjuta may have been used to signify that this phenomenon (poetisk text), in a metaphorical sense indeed is "jutting out", but rather covertly below her tones (toner), than saliently above them; I think the author is trying to further this said impression by stating that the "poetic text" is secret (hemlig) and by once again writing it is below (under) everything she renders in tones.


...I also believe "underskjuter" may be akin to our modern Swedish verb construction "skjuta in" - meaning to interpose or interject something, which works quite well with my interpretation above.

17:35 Nov 23, 2009 

Sorry about "contained"; "hvad" is an older spelling of "vad" (before the 1906 reform, but "hvad" is still used in Danish). That also goes for "alt" (nowadays spelled "allt").