This is a list of English language words borrowed from the Swedish language. Some may be from other Scandinavian languages such as Danish or Norwegian, or may come from Old Norse when it was a single language.
- ångström, (after the Swedish scientist Anders Jonas Ångström)
- fartlek "speed-play", technique used in running[1]
- gauntlet, (run the..., from Swedish gatlopp)
- glögg, (Swedish term for mulled wine)
- gravlax literally meaning "grave salmon", salmon preserved originally underground.
- lek, (from the Swedish "leka", "to play")[2]
- lingonberry, from lingon
- moped
- ombudsman[3]
- orienteering[4]
- smorgasbord (from the Swedish "smörgåsbord"), which in Swedish only refers to a buffet with very specific types of food
- surströmming
- tungsten literally "heavy stone", refers in Swedish to a mineral containing tungsten and not the metal itself
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References
- ^ fartlek. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000
- ^ Harper, Douglas. "lek". Online Etymology Dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=lek.
- ^ Harper, Douglas. "ombudsman". Online Etymology Dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ombudsman.
- ^ Merriam-Webster
iceberg = isberg not ice mountain = isberg
See also
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