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hair shirt

German translation: härenes Bußgewand/ Büßergewand

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English term or phrase:hair shirt
German translation:härenes Bußgewand/ Büßergewand

00:41 Mar 23, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Religion
English term or phrase: hair shirt
This is referring to the penance of wearing a hair shirt.
I would like to get a second (or third) opinion on a German translation for this term.
Thanks.
Meike
härenes Bußgewand/ Büßergewand
Explanation:
Hair shirt (prickly, very uncomfortable sack cloth)is a garment worn as penitence by hermits or martyrs. Cain is also said to have worn the “hair shirt of flagellation”

The equivalent German expression would be “im härenen Büßergewand oder Bußgewand”

Wie Himmelsbotschaft klangs dem Armen. Er legte ein härenes Büßergewand
an und zog barfuß und barhaupt zurück nach Oberstein. ...
www.sauerweb.de/io/fk_sage.html - 30k - Supplemental Result”


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Note added at 2 hrs 35 mins (2005-03-23 03:16:43 GMT)
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07113b.htm

...und jetzt habe ich festgestellt, dass es sogar bei Leo einen Eintrag gibt....;))
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 17:14
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Johanna Timm, PhD


  

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härenes Bußgewand/ Büßergewand


Explanation:
Hair shirt (prickly, very uncomfortable sack cloth)is a garment worn as penitence by hermits or martyrs. Cain is also said to have worn the “hair shirt of flagellation”

The equivalent German expression would be “im härenen Büßergewand oder Bußgewand”

Wie Himmelsbotschaft klangs dem Armen. Er legte ein härenes Büßergewand
an und zog barfuß und barhaupt zurück nach Oberstein. ...
www.sauerweb.de/io/fk_sage.html - 30k - Supplemental Result”


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Note added at 2 hrs 35 mins (2005-03-23 03:16:43 GMT)
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07113b.htm

...und jetzt habe ich festgestellt, dass es sogar bei Leo einen Eintrag gibt....;))

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 17:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Elimar Orlopp: In der Elberfelder Bibel erscheint lediglich "Sacktuch", bei Luther heißt es "Sack". (Psa 34.13)
2 hrs
  -> "Sacktuch "ginge auch (vgl. in "Sack und Asche'), wobei dann aber das Element des Tierischen (Haar/hären) nicht 'rüberkommt
agree  nettranslatorde
2 hrs
agree  Kathinka van de Griendt
3 hrs
agree  gfish
5 hrs
agree  Antje Harder
7 hrs
agree  MMUlr: die Haare müssen schon sein... s. Johannes d. Täufer, trug der nicht so etwas?
8 hrs
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