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And interestingly enough, the Swedish word for the fish which is called "pike" in English is "gär". Lots of Nordic words in old English.
by mellavora 5y ago
And interestingly enough, the Swedish word for the fish which is called "pike" in English is "gär".
Lots of Nordic words in old English.
- kjs3 5y agoAlso interesting is we (US, at least) have a fish called a 'gar' that looks similar to a pike, but isn't technically. Pike are family Esocidae and gar are family Lepisosteidae.
- bivargen 5y agoNo, it’s not, the fish is called ”gädda”. The swedish cognate to gar would be ger, which has the same meaning of acute angle/point.