Word origins

• ZealandThe largest island of Denmark.
• neckThe part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
• taTo act as a teaching assistant (for a class).
• boAn exclamation used to startle or frighten.
• JensenA surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish or Norwegian origin.
• legoAny of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.
• oleAn interjection used to stir up excitement.
• OlsenA patrilineal surname.
• windingThe act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”).
• nisA nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
• KirstenA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• amtA county in Denmark.
• PetersenA surname from Danish.
• mullTo work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
• SorensenA surname from Danish.
• ChristiansenA surname.
• SorensonA surname from Danish, variant of Sorensen.
• bollThe rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
• ElsinoreA city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
• SorenA male given name from Danish, an anglicized spelling of Danish Søren.
• KierkegaardA surname from Danish.
• OdenseThe largest city in the Region of Southern Denmark (Region Syddanmark) and third-largest city in Denmark.
• ThomsenA surname.
• HenriksenA surname.
• JohnsenA surname from Danish.
• EsbjergA port city, the seat of Esbjerg municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, on the North Sea. The second-largest city in its region and the fifth-largest city in Denmark.
• BornholmAn island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea.
• OlesenA patrilineal surname.
• ChristianstedThe largest town in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands, United States.
• WintherA surname.
• ThorsenA surname.
• kringleA Scandinavian pastry, a variety of pretzel.
• FlensburgAn independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
• christianiaSynonym of christie (“skiing turn”).
• BraheA surname from Danish.
• overbyA little way over.
• HenningsenA surname from Danish.
• BruunA surname from Danish.
• OvergaardA surname.
• GitteA diminutive of the female given name Birgitte, from Danish.
• FiskerA surname from the North Germanic languages, equivalent to English Fisher.
• AgardA surname from Danish.
• KoldingA port town and municipality of the Southern Denmark region, Denmark.
• AagaardA Scandinavian surname from Danish.
• SkovA surname from Danish.
• KrabbeA surname.
• BirgitteA female given name from Danish or Norwegian, equivalent to English Bridget.
• DogmeA movement whose goal is to instill a sense of simplicity into filmmaking by using hand-held cameras, shooting on location, omitting music, etc.
• NuukThe capital city of Greenland.
• lurA long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.
• IpsenA surname from Danish.
• HerningA town in Jutland, Denmark.
• fuskerA program or algorithm that downloads images or media from a web site that have not been publicly linked, based on guessing at similar URLs.
• MartinsenA surname from Danish.
• HorsensA city and municipality in eastern Jutland, Denmark.
• NorgaardA surname from Danish.
• havartiA semi-soft Danish cow's milk cheese.
• DannebrogThe national flag of Denmark, featuring a white Nordic cross atop a red background; is said to be the oldest continuously used national flag in the world, dating back to the 13th century.
• OresundA strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.
• OstergaardA surname.
• KristoffersenA surname from Danish.
• fjeldA rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.
• KrygerA surname.
• FredericksenA patrilineal surname.
• AmagerAn island in the Øresund strait, the most densely populated island of Denmark, much of the northern part of which is occupied by the Danish capital, Copenhagen.
• AabenraaA town and municipality in Denmark; the capital of the former county of South Jutland.
• PultzA surname.
• rypeA bird, the ptarmigan.
• AndrupA surname from Danish.
• appetitostA Danish cheese made from sour buttermilk.
• BindslevA surname.
• bismarA kind of steelyard used in Orkney.
• BoellA surname from Danish.
• BornholmskA language or Danish dialect spoken on the Baltic island of Bornholm.
• DanboA semi-soft, aged cow's milk cheese originating in Denmark, where it is a common household cheese.
• DanskerA Dane.
• DastrupA surname from Danish.
• doeglingA northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), from which oil was once obtained.
• ElmoseA surname from Danish.
• EndersenA surname from Danish.
• FerdinandsenA surname from Danish.
• flenseTo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
• frikadelleA rounded, flat-bottomed meatball of North European origin, eaten hot or cold, and typically consisting of: minced pork or beef/veal (or, commonly, a blend of these meats); chopped onions; eggs; milk or water; breadcrumbs, oatmeal, or flour; salt; and pepper.
• fureTo lead.
• GodthabNuuk (the capital city of Greenland).
• grookA brief, aphoristic poem, often containing irony or paradox.
• havfrueA type of mermaid of Danish folklore.
• HedebyAn important Danish Viking Age (8th to the 11th centuries) trading settlement.
• HelhestA three-legged supernatural horse associated with death or Hel in Danish folklore.
• hemicryptophyteAny plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways.
• HimlingøjeAn ancient hamlet in (formerly Himlingøje Sogn, Bjæverskov Herred, Præstø Amt,) Stevns Kommune, Region Zealand, Denmark, founded in the 5th century BC, notable for its archaeological remains.
• hyggeA feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.
• JoensenA surname from Danish.
• KjarA surname from Danish.
• KøbenhavnSynonym of Copenhagen.
• kransekageA cake constructed from a stack of rings of decreasing diameter, each made of marzipan, egg whites and sugar.
• landnamThe occupation of land, especially if previously uncultivated.
• leverpostejA Scandinavian food made from coarsely ground pork liver and lard, seasoned and baked.
• LisbyA surname.
• LyhneA surname from Danish.