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List of English words of Scandinavian origin

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23: 1036: 727: 238:, "any of various small short-tailed furry-footed rodents (such as genera Lemmus and Dicrostonyx) of circumpolar distribution that are notable for population fluctuations and recurrent mass migrations" 671: 680: 308: 1096: 286:, "a turn in skiing in which the outside ski is advanced considerably ahead of the other ski and then turned inward at a steadily widening angle until the turn is complete" 1135: 938: 1041: 983: 1053: 829: 778: 664: 232:, "planktonic crustaceans and their larvae (order or suborder Euphausiacea and especially genus Euphausia) that constitute the principal food of baleen whales" 1113: 1065: 818: 791: 220:, "salmon cured especially with salt, sugar, pepper, and dill and often additional ingredients (such as fennel, coriander, lime, and vodka or aquavit)" 995: 990: 923: 900: 885: 773: 703: 303: 66: 1107: 1102: 1070: 845: 797: 783: 657: 1075: 1048: 1010: 1005: 928: 895: 880: 855: 812: 756: 688: 313: 1026: 875: 862: 824: 802: 767: 761: 744: 1060: 1031: 1000: 978: 959: 943: 933: 870: 850: 807: 905: 708: 964: 969: 1140: 697: 274:, "one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow" 256:, "gloom, darkness; c. 1300, myrke, from Old Norse myrkr 'darkness,' from Proto-Germanic *merkwjo, Danish mĒærk 'darkness'," 30: 749: 58: 54: 556: 283: 626: 542: 416: 1129: 514: 486: 472: 402: 332: 277: 612: 584: 444: 374: 360: 640: 528: 500: 430: 388: 346: 649: 458: 598: 250:, "dried codfish that has been soaked in a water and lye solution before cooking" 174:, ā€œhusā€ is house in Danish, ā€œbondeā€ is a type of farmer in Danish. Source: Kasper 280:, "skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (such as flags)" 570: 259: 62: 253: 214:, "floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water" 247: 193: 89: 265: 158: 290: 235: 223: 217: 187: 171: 165: 134: 115: 205: 146: 121: 109: 84: 241: 229: 199: 140: 104: 99: 79: 211: 653: 271: 94: 17: 202:, "a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes" 190:, "a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds" 137:, "a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds" 244:, "a large thin potato pancake served buttered and folded" 61:
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34: 262:, "dark, obscure, gloomy; mid-14c., from murk + -y," 1088: 1019: 952: 916: 838: 737: 719: 687: 557:</ "Murk | Etymology of murk by etymonline" 571:"Murky/ | Search Online Etymology Dictionary" 143:, "a barren plateau of the Scandinavian upland" 665: 8: 913: 672: 658: 650: 304:List of English words of Old Norse origin 67:list of English words of Old Norse origin 1136:Lists of English words of foreign origin 324: 314:List of English words of Swedish origin 7: 728:Indigenous languages of the Americas 73:English words of Scandinavian origin 57:words that are probably of modern 14: 182:English words of Norwegian origin 21: 681:English words of foreign origin 208:, "to strip of blubber or skin" 149:, "to strip of blubber or skin" 129:English words of Danish origin 1: 1037:with Anglo-Saxon variations 226:, "a soft wax used on skis" 1157: 1141:North Germanic languages 627:"Definition of TELEMARK" 543:"Definition of LUTEFISK" 417:"Definition of BRISLING" 515:"Definition of LEMMING" 487:"Definition of KLISTER" 473:"Definition of GRAVLAX" 403:"Definition of AQUAVIT" 333:"Definition of AQUAVIT" 152:Ombudsman, ā€œOmbudsmandā€ 613:"Definition of SLALOM" 585:"Definition of SCRIKE" 445:"Definition of FLENSE" 375:"Definition of SCRIKE" 361:"Definition of FLENSE" 1097:Australian aboriginal 641:"Definition of TORSK" 529:"Definition of LEFSE" 501:"Definition of KRILL" 431:"Definition of FJORD" 389:"Definition of TORSK" 347:"Definition of FJELD" 459:"Definition of FLOE" 35:adding missing items 629:. 27 February 2024. 615:. 20 November 2023. 599:"Definition of SKI" 517:. 29 December 2023. 503:. 21 December 2023. 53:This is a list of 33:; you can help by 1123: 1122: 1084: 1083: 601:. 2 January 2024. 461:. 2 January 2024. 65:; for those, see 51: 50: 1148: 914: 674: 667: 660: 651: 645: 644: 637: 631: 630: 623: 617: 616: 609: 603: 602: 595: 589: 588: 581: 575: 574: 567: 561: 560: 553: 547: 546: 539: 533: 532: 525: 519: 518: 511: 505: 504: 497: 491: 490: 483: 477: 476: 469: 463: 462: 455: 449: 448: 441: 435: 434: 427: 421: 420: 413: 407: 406: 405:. 12 March 2024. 399: 393: 392: 385: 379: 378: 371: 365: 364: 357: 351: 350: 343: 337: 336: 335:. 12 March 2024. 329: 155:Window, ā€œvindueā€ 46: 43: 25: 24: 18: 1156: 1155: 1151: 1150: 1149: 1147: 1146: 1145: 1126: 1125: 1124: 1119: 1080: 1015: 948: 939:Scottish Gaelic 912: 834: 733: 715: 683: 678: 648: 639: 638: 634: 625: 624: 620: 611: 610: 606: 597: 596: 592: 583: 582: 578: 569: 568: 564: 555: 554: 550: 541: 540: 536: 527: 526: 522: 513: 512: 508: 499: 498: 494: 485: 484: 480: 471: 470: 466: 457: 456: 452: 443: 442: 438: 433:. 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Scandinavian
Old Norse
list of English words of Old Norse origin
cog
cosy
flounder
hug
lug
scree
snug
codfish
wicker
aquavit
fjeld
flense
scrike
codfish
husband
aquavit
brisling
fjord
flense
floe
gravlax
klister
krill
lemming

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