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jänta

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See also: janta and jantă

Swedish

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Etymology

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Derived from Old Norse genta, from gant (joke, foolery). Cognate with Norwegian jente.

Noun

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jänta c

  1. a girl (female child or young woman)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Å jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag] [[And] my lass and me]”, Fredrik August Dahlgren (lyrics), traditional (music)‎[1]performed by Sven-Ingvars:
      [dialectal, Värmländska]
      Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
      Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
      Allt [likely filler] ut på landavägen [landsvägen], å [och] ja' [jag]
      Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
      Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
      Allt [likely filler] ut på landavägen [landsvägen]
      Där mötte ho [hon] mig en môra [morgon] så klar
      Å [och] sola [solen] ho [hon] sken på himmelen så rar
      Å [och] vacker som ljusan dagen hon var
      Mitt hjärte [hjärta], vart tog det vägen?
      [And] my lass and me
      [And] my lass and me
      Out on the highway, and me
      [And] my lass and me
      [And] my lass and me
      Out on the highway
      There she met me on a morning so clear
      And the sun [she / it] shone so sweetly in the sky
      And as beautiful as the bright day she was
      My heart, where did it go?

Usage notes

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Somewhat folksy. Could also be translated as lass, gal, wench, etc., depending on context.

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