List of English words of Scandinavian origin
There are a few words in English, that probably are of Scandinavian origin, other than Old Norse, but which are difficult to trace more exactly. Here follows a list:
English words of Scandinavian origin
- cog
- cozy
- flense
- flounder
- hug
- lug (haul v.; handle n.)
- maelstrom
- midden
- mink
- nudge
- rig (rigg, as in a ship's "riggings")
- skua
- snug
- spry
- wicker
English words of Danish origin
See
- List of English words of Old Norse origin
- List of English words of Swedish origin
- List of English words of Norwegian origin
See also
- Lists of English words of international origin
- The category of words with Norwegian derivations at Wiktionary, Wikipedia's sister project
- The category of words with Danish derivations at Wiktionary, Wikipedia's sister project
- The category of words with Swedish derivations at Wiktionary, Wikipedia's sister project
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