furufnatt

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Swedish

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en furufnatt

Etymology

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Compound of fura (pine) +‎ fnatt (conniption). First attested in 1917[1] according to SAOB, but earlier examples are available under quotations.

Noun

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furufnatt c

  1. (dialect) Synonym of ekorre (squirrel).
    • 1903, August Strindberg, “Gullhjälmarne i Ålleberg”, in Sagor, page 174:
      Då kom en furufnatt och satte svansen i vädret :
      — Låt bli mina nötter ! sa ’ ekorrn .
      Then came a scug and raised its tail:
      — Leave my nuts alone! said the squirrel.
    • 1970, anonymous author, “Ilmarinens mandomsrön”, in Björn Collinder, transl., Kalevala, page 143:
      [] skedens tänder knäppte kraftigt som en hackspett i en trädstam, bommen vände sig och vred sig som en furufnatt i skogen.
      [] the reed's teeth snapped strongly like a woodpecker in a tree trunk, the beater turned and twisted like a squirrel in the forest.
    • 1975, Margit Friberg, Skog har öron mark har ögon, page 9:
      En liten kvick furufnatt, som samlade och drog till huset, det liknade Mattis mest.
      A small, nimble squirrel, gathering and heading to the house, that resembled Mattis the most.
    • 2022 November 5, Mitt i Södermalm, via Svenska Dagstidningsarkivet, page 2:
      [] besök av ett litet furufnatt på sin balkong på sjätte våningen.
      [] visit from a small squirrel on their balcony on the sixth floor.

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