ABSTRACT
The noun Metaphor is derived from the Latin metaphora, taken from the Greek μεταφορά (formed of μετά, “over, beyond,” and φορά, “carrying”). Its lexical meaning in Danish is “a transferred figural expression.”1 The verb overføre is derived from the German überführen. Its lexical meaning in Danish is the action by which one changes place or relation or finds new use for something; a qualification of this sense is the action of convincing someone (conveying some idea to them). It can also mean to transport to a different place, particularly by water.2
