dymmelveckan

Swedish

Etymology

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

dymmelveckan c (genitive dymmelveckans)

1. (dated) Holy Week (the week leading to Easter Sunday)

Synonyms

• stilla veckan
• passionsveckan

Related terms

• dymmelonsdag

References

• dymmelveckan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dymmelveckan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dymmelveckan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)