tranafton

Swedish

Etymology

trana (“crane”) +‎ afton (“eve”)

Noun

tranafton c

  1. Crane Eve, the eve before trandag (“Crane Day”)
    • 1904 March 26, Adrion, “Påskhistorier”, in Värmlands Dagblad‎:
      Medan det smällde i knutarna på tranafton och barnen rände utklädda på gatorna, sutto gamla mormor och jag framför brasan.
      While the firecrackers echoed around the corner on Crane Eve and children ran on the streets dressed up, old grandmother and I sat in front of the fire.

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