List of English words of Swedish origin
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This is a list of English language words borrowed from the Swedish language:
- angstrom, (after the Swedish scientist Anders Jonas Ångström)
- bradgard, the number sign on phones, "#". Swedish "brädgård" means timber yard. On maps they usually were marked with a similar sign.
- barn Used mainly in Scotland meaning children
- bark
- boulder
- fartlek
- flounder
- gauntlet, (run the..., from Swedish gatlopp)
- glögg, (Swedish term for mulled wine)
- gravlax
- kink
- lek, (from the Swedish "leka")
- lug
- mink
- moped
- ombudsman
- orienteering
- qwern (from "kvarn")
- scuffle
- slag (from "slagg")
- sloid
- smorgasbord (from the Swedish "smörgåsbord")
- sprint
- spry
- tungsten
- wicker
- window
- In Scotland the Swedish word 'bra' has the same meaning (good, excellent, fine), it is pronounced in a similar way or sometimes 'braw'. It is originally the same word as English 'brave'.
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See also: Lists of English words of international originsv:Lista över svenska ord i andra språk