English words from Danish
5 English words with Danish in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
booth
It is inherited from Middle English bothe, probably borrowed from Old Danish bōþ (“temporary dwelling, stall”), from East Norse *bōa, to dwell (Old Norse búa, búð), from Proto-Germanic *bōwan-, from…
dangle
It is probably of Scandinavian origin, perhaps borrowed from Danish dangle (“to dangle”) or Swedish dangla (“to swing about”). Etymonline also names Norwegian dangla and suggests a route through…
lass
It is first recorded about 1300 as inherited from Middle English lasce, in two northern works, the “Metrical Homilies” and the “Cursor Mundi”; about 1390 it appears as las and lasse. Its origin is…
lathe
1. The division of Kent is inherited from Middle English lathe, inherited from Old English lǣþ (“landed property, district”), corresponding to Old Norse láð (“landed possession, land”), from…
rune
The modern word is a learned borrowing of the late 17th century. The OED takes it as partly borrowed from Old Norse rún (“runic character, secret, mystery”), as used by Scandinavian antiquarian…