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| Title: | All about Scandinavia |
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| Moderator: | TLE::SAVAGE |
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| Created: | Wed Dec 11 1985 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 603 |
| Total number of notes: | 4325 |
373.0. "Calendar terminology" by TLE::SAVAGE () Thu Mar 16 1995 14:55
From: Tobias Hellsten ([email protected])
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Calendar Translations
These are the old swedish names of the months (no longer in use)
Old Sw. name Etymology
Jan Torsm�nad 'Tor' - The God of thunder in the Nordic Mythology
Feb G�jem�nad
Mar V�rm�nad 'V�r' - Swedish word for 'Spring'
Apr Gr�sm�nad 'Gr�s' - Swedish word for 'Grass'
May Blomsterm�nad 'Blomster' - Swedish word for 'Flower'
Jun Sommarm�nad 'Sommar' - Swedish word for 'Summer'
Jul H�m�nad 'H�' - Swedish word for 'Hay'
Aug Sk�rdem�nad 'Sk�rda' - Swedish word for 'To Reap'
Sep H�stm�nad 'H�st' - Swedish word for 'Autumn'
Oct Slaktm�nad 'Slakta' - Swedish word for 'To Kill'
Nov Vinterm�nad 'Vinter' - Swedish word for 'Winter'
Dec Julm�nad 'Jul' - Swedish word for 'Christmas'
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