Skagen

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish Skagen

Proper noun

Skagen c (genitive Skagens)

  1. a town in Frederikshavn municipality, Denmark, noted for being the northernmost town of the country
  2. clipping of Skagens Odde (literally “Skagens's Peninsula”); a peninsula in Frederikshavn municipality, Denmark, noted for being the northernmost area of the country
    • 2013 September 25, Karsten Thurfjell, “"Skagen - en skandinavisk konstnärskoloni" på Waldemarsudde ["Skagen – a Scandinavian artists’ colony" at Waldemarsudde]”, in Kulturnytt, Sveriges Radio:
      Den nordiska konstnärskolonin på danska Skagen hade sin storhetstid under åren 1870-1910, och till den guldåldern har museerna återkommit med många utställningar genom åren.
      The Nordic artists’ colony in Danish Skagen had its heyday between 1870 and 1910, and over the years the museums have returned to that golden age with many exhibitions.

Derived terms

  • Skagenmålare (“Skagen Painter”)
  • skagenröra (“a prawn mixture”)
  • Skagenbo (“Skagen resident”)
  • Toast Skagen (“a dish”)
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