dymmelveckan
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish dymbilvika. By surface analysis, dymmel + vecka. The name comes from the tradition in Scandinavia to replace metal clappers in the church bells with dowels in order to give them a more muted sound. Cognate with Icelandic dymbilvika, dymbildagavika, Danish dimmeluge.
Proper noun
[edit]dymmelveckan c (genitive dymmelveckans)
- (dated) Holy Week (the week leading to Easter Sunday)