In Finnish teilata, "to execute by the wheel", refers to forceful and violent critique or rejection of performance, ideas or innovations. The German verb ("to break on the wheel") can refer to speaking incorrectly, for example with a strong foreign accent or with a great deal of foreign vocabulary. Similarly, the Norwegian ' can be applied to art and language, and refers to use which is seen as despoiling tradition and courtesy, with connotations of willful ignorance or malice. In Swedish, '' can be used in the same sense as the English idiom "rack one's brain" or, as in German, to mangle language.
In Finnish teilata "to execute by the wheel", refers to forceful and violent critique or rejection of performance, ideas or innovations. The German verb ("to break on the wheel") can refer to speaking incorrectly, for example with a stron,g foreign accent or with a great deal of foreign vocabulary. Similarly, the Norwegian ' can be applied to art and language, and refers to use which is seen as despoiling tradition and courtesy, with connotations of willful ignorance or malice. In Swedish, '' can be used in the same sense as the English idiom "rack one's brain" or, as in German, to mangle language.