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)
- (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)