English words from Danish
- Black PlagueThe Black Death.
- BoellA surname from Danish.
- BornholmskA language or Danish dialect spoken on the Baltic island of Bornholm.
- chamaephyteAny low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
- DanboA semi-soft, aged cow's milk cheese originating in Denmark, where it is a common household cheese.
- DanskerA Dane.
- DastrupA surname from Danish.
- datalogyThe field of computer science.
- doeglingA northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), from which oil was once obtained.
- EastaughffeA surname from Old English, possibly from north-eastern England or the neighbouring parts of Scotland.
- EastoftA village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8016).
- elle-folkelle-people
- elle-peopleA type of elf of Scandinavian folklore.
- ElmoseA surname from Danish.
- EndersenA surname from Danish.
- exformationAll the shared body of knowledge which is not explicitly used when people communicate, but without which communication would be impossible.
- FanøA small island on the North Sea coast of south-west Denmark, opposite Esbjerg.
- femto-In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻¹⁵ (short scale quadrillionth or long scale billiardth).
- FerdinandsenA surname from Danish.
- flenseTo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
- flenserOne who flenses (cuts blubber from a whale carcass)
- FrederikssundA town and municipality in northern Zealand, Denmark.
- FrederiksværkA town in Halsnæs Municipality, north Zealand, Denmark.
- 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).
- Great BeltA strait in Denmark between the islands of Funen (Danish Fyn) and Zealand (Danish Sjælland).
- 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.
- HogensonA surname.
- hyggeA feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.
- JoensenA surname from Danish.
- King Frederick VIII LandAn informal geographic region of northeastern Greenland.
- 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.
- kvanefjelditeAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal violet pink mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
- landnamThe occupation of land, especially if previously uncultivated.
- leverpostejA Scandinavian food made from coarsely ground pork liver and lard, seasoned and baked.
- LisbyA surname.
- Little BeltA strait in Denmark, between Jutland (Danish Jylland) and Funen (Danish Fyn).
- LuxhojA surname from Danish of Danish origin.
- LyhneA surname from Danish.
- MartensenA surname from Danish.
- nalbindingA fabric creation technique predating knitting and crochet, involving passing the full length of the working thread through each loop, and with separate lengths pieced together during the process.
- NarsaqA town in Kujalleq, Greenland.
- NathanielsenA surname from Danish.
- NørrebroAn area of Denmark.
- NørresundbyA city in Aalborg Municipality north of the Limfjord, Denmark.
- North JutlandAn administrative region of Denmark.
- NydamA surname.
- øreA currency unit worth one hundredth of a Norwegian and Danish krone.
- Oresund BridgeA road–rail bridge across Oresund between Sweden and Denmark.
- philematologyThe scientific study of kissing.
- Potato GermansA group of German families who settled in the heathlands of central Jutland in Denmark during the mid-1700s.
- QaqortoqA city in Kujalleq, Greenland.
- quantum leapThe discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.
- remonceA pastry filling or topping made from butter creamed with sugar and often including marzipan or some form of almonds.
- SamsøAn island of Denmark, lying within the Kattegat.
- sea mileSynonym of nautical mile, a unit of distance now equal to exactly 1852 meters
- seasteadA permanent dwelling or settlement constructed at sea, outside the territory claimed by any national government.
- seponationDiscontinuation, especially of a psychoactive drug.
- sildAny young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.
- skellumA scoundrel.
- SkibbyA town in the municipality of Frederikssund, Zealand, Denmark.
- smørrebrødAn open-faced sandwich that usually consists of a piece of buttered rye bread, topped with commercial or homemade cold cuts, pieces of meat or fish, cheese or spreads, and garnishes.
- snekkeA Viking fighting vessel smaller than a longship
- Southern DenmarkAn administrative region in the south of Denmark.
- støda phenomenon of most Danish dialects, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop which follows said vowel/consonant
- StorstrømmenA strait between Zealand and Falster, Denmark.
- street mirrorSynonym of gossip mirror.
- TjernobylChernobyl (a city in Ukraine).
- TranebjergA town in Samsø municipality, Denmark.
- troldA troll.
- ugly ducklingA young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature.
- UssingA surname from Danish.
- vitamin KAny of several related fat-soluble vitamins, found in leafy green vegetables, essential for blood clotting.
- WalbomA surname from German