våffeldag

Swedish

Waffle, cream and jam with apple must.

Etymology

Compound of våffla (“waffle”) +‎ dag (“day”). A jocular folk etymological transition from vårfrudagen (“Lady Day”). According to SAOB attested since 1888.

Noun

våffeldag c

1. (chiefly in the definite) waffle day, Lady Day; a day when waffles are traditionally eaten

   Synonym: vårfrudag (“Lady Day”)

   • 28 Mar 1879, “Krönika.”, in Vesternorrlands Allehanda.‎^[1]:

     "Våffeldagen" i tisdags var likasom en försmak af det stora, veckolånga skollof, hvilket i alla rättänkande skolgossar och skolflickors (vi hade så när sagdt äfven skollärares) ögon utgör den förnämsta epoken i hvarje vårtermin.

     "Waffle Day" last Tuesday was like a foretaste of the large, week-long school holiday, which in the eyes of all right-thinking schoolboys and schoolgirls (and we on the brim nearly included schoolteachers) constitutes the most important epoch in each spring term.

Usage notes

In Sweden celebrated on March 25th. Also coincidences with the otherwise unrelated trandagen (“crane day”) in many areas.

Declension

Declension of våffeldag

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	våffeldag	våffeldags
	definite	våffeldagen	våffeldagens
plural	indefinite	våffeldagar	våffeldagars
	definite	våffeldagarna	våffeldagarnas

References

• våffeldag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• våffeldag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)