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
- boulder
- fartlek
- flounder
- gauntlet, (run the..., from Swedish gatlopp)
- glögg, (Swedish term for mulled wine)
- gravlax
- kink
- lug
- mink
- moped
- ombudsman
- orienteering
- queen (from "kvinna" (woman))
- qwern (from "kvarn")
- scuffle
- slag
- smorgasbord (from the Swedish "smörgåsbord")
- sprint
- spry
- thorpe (from "torp")
- tungsten
- wicker
- window (from "vindöga")
- 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'.