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[–] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Funny, in Norwegian hvitløk is talked about a great deal.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, hvitløk = vitlök in Swedish. It's the same word really (the h is silent), and ø (Norwegian, Danish) = ö (Swedish, Finnish, German).

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ah, I think you missed the spacing when I said that "vit lök" wasn't a thing in Swedish, "vitlök" is as you say "garlic", and is a common word

[–] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 3 months ago

Oh ok, I thought that was more a space for emphasis. That explains it then :-)