This is a list of English language words borrowed from the Swedish language: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Swedish ( ▶ (help· info)) is a North Germanic language (also called Scandinavian languages) spoken predominantly in Sweden and in part of Finland, especially along the coast and on the Åland islands, by more than nine million people. ...

• 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
• yngling
• 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'.

See also: Lists of English words of international origin An angstrom, angström, or Ã¥ngström (symbol Ã…) is a unit of length. ... Anders Jonas Ã…ngström Anders Jonas Ã…ngström (August 13, 1814 – June 21, 1874) was a physicist in Sweden, one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy. ... A barn can be: A farm building for livestock and hay storage A unit of area used by nuclear physicists This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... BARK (Binär Automatisk ReläKalkylator) was completed in February 1950 at a cost of 400. ... This article is about the large rocks known as boulders. ... Fartlek is a form of athletic training combining continuous and interval training. ... Winter flounder Flounder are flatfish that inhabit ocean waters in Northern European waters and along the east coast of the United States and Canada. ... The FUSTUARIUM (an abstraction from the Latin fustis, a branch or rod) was a Roman military form of execution by cludgeling, which was copied by later armies. ... Glogg (Swedish: Glögg, Norwegian: Gløgg, Danish: Gløgg, Finnish: Glögi), also known as mulled wine, is the Scandinavian version of vin chaud. ... Mulled wine Mulled wine, also known by the German name Glühwein, the French name vin chaud, and the Italian name vin brulè, is wine, usually red wine, combined with spices and usually served hot. ... Look up Gravlax on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Gravlax (Swedish language), also known as Gravad laks (Danish language) and Gravlaks (Norwegian language), is a Scandinavian appetizer consisting of thin slices of salmon cured in salt, sugar and dill. ... Kink is referring to a twisted cord or wire, but can often be used to describe a stiffness or pain in the neck, also called a knot. Categories: Head and neck | Medicine stubs ... A lek (from Swedish lek, a noun which typically denotes pleasurable and less rule-bound games and activities) is a tournament (the males of certain species of animals for the purposes of competitive mating display), held before and during the breeding season, day after day, when the same group of... The acronym LUG may refer to: Linux User Group Lesbian until graduation Lego User Group This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... An American Mink, Mustela vison, in the wild. ... A picture of several mopeds from a ride sponsored by the Moped Army. ... Look up Ombudsman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An ombudsman is an official, usually but not always appointed by the government, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... For the Transformers character, see Slag (Transformer). ... Wiktionary has a definition of: smörgåsbord Smorgasbord is an anglification of the Swedish word Smörgåsbord. ... Sprint refers to: a race or a part of a race, cf. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tungsten, W, 74 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 6, d Appearance grayish white, lustrous Atomic mass 183. ... A wickerwork scratching post A wicker balloon basket holding 16 passengers. ... Yngling (keelboat) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... . ...