ABSTRACT
The Danish noun Forklarelse (meaning “transfiguration,” as in the transfiguration of Christ) includes a range of meanings related to the nuances of the verb from which it is derived, forklare.1 The lexical range of forklare (meaning “to explain,” from the Old Danish forclaræ, “to cleanse”) includes to glorify, to allow to appear in a more glorious form, to enlighten, and to clarify.2 While Forklarelse can simply mean “explanation,” the distinct (though related) Forklaring is the usual choice for that basic nuance. Rather, Forklarelse usually expresses the specialized notions of transfiguration or glorification.
