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  2. Talk:List of English words of Swedish origin - Wikipedia

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    And the word "window" doesn't exist in Swedish. Swedish has instead imported "fönster" from German "Fenster". "window" comes from Danish-Norwegian/old Norse "vindue"/"(h)vindøje" - wind eye (latter part is a reply to the top section of this talk page)Boeing720 02:27, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

  3. List of English words of Scandinavian origin - Wikipedia

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    aquavit, "a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds" [1] fjeld, "a barren plateau of the Scandinavian upland" [2] flense, "to strip of blubber or skin" [3] Ombudsman, “Ombudsmand” Window, “vindue” scrike, "shriek" [4] torsk, "codfish" [5] husband, “hus” is house in Danish, “bonde” is a type of farmer in Danish ...

  4. VELUX - Wikipedia

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    VELUX is a Danish manufacturing company that specialises in roof windows, skylights, sun tunnels and related accessories. The company is headquartered in Hørsholm, Denmark and is a part of VKR Holding A/S. VELUX Group is a founding partner of the global Active House Alliance.

  5. Danglish - Wikipedia

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    Danglish is a form of speech or writing that combines elements of Danish and English. The word Danglish is a portmanteau of Danish and English and has been in use since 1990. [1] A variant form is Denglish, recorded since 2006. [2] The term is used in Denmark to refer to the use of English

  6. Wikipedia : Language learning centre/Danish word list

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  7. Danish exonyms - Wikipedia

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    Danish language exonyms for non-Danish speaking locations exist, primarily in Europe, but many of these are no longer commonly used, with a few notable exceptions. Rom ( Rome ), Lissabon ( Lisboa (Lisbon)), Sankt Petersborg ( St Petersburg ) and Prag ( Prague ) are still compulsory, while e.g. Venedig is more common than Venezia (Venice).

  8. Danish and Norwegian alphabet - Wikipedia

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    In the case of a Danish vs. non-Danish letter being the only difference in the names, the name with a Danish letter comes first. For expressions of multiple words (e.g. a cappella), one can choose between ignoring the space or sorting the space, the lack of any letter, first. [1]

  9. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    A post-production visual effects technique for compositing or layering two images or video streams together based on color hues: a specific range of color(s) in the background of the first shot is made transparent, allowing separately recorded footage or a static image to be displayed in the transparent areas instead, giving the appearance that ...