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Re: salvaleni (was: Hurray! Old Albic has 1000 words!)

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Sunday, July 8, 2007, 19:49
Hallo!

On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 19:27:27 +0000, Douglas Koller wrote:

> From: Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> > > [...] > > > Possibly, though this was not what I had in mind. I was rather thinking > > of a terminally ill old man who, rather than clinging to a life he could > > not uphold, consciously allowed himself to die. But I admit this is not > > a well-chosen example. > > Is this "selbstwillig" at work? Could a soldier die 'salvaleni' by throwing > him/herself on a grenade to save his/her comrades?
Yes.
> Can children be overly 'salvalen'?
I'd say so, too. ... brought to you by the Weeping Elf