kalvedans.
A calf's wild, awkward hopping and skipping movements.
Meaning & usage
A calf's wild, awkward hopping and skipping movements.
A calf's wild, awkward hopping and skipping movements. A run or other movement resembling such hopping and skipping.
aspic made from a calf's head and offal, especially its brain, or from the meat of a very young calf.
colostrum pudding; a firm, cheese-like dish made by heating cow's colostrum, traditionally in a water bath, until it sets.
Where this word comes from
For the movement sense, from kalv (“calf”) + dans (“dance”), with linking -e- (“interfix”). For the culinary senses, compare Swedish kalvdans (“colostrum pudding”). Ultimately unknown. The second element is probably related to dans (“dance”), referring to the dishes' trembling, jelly-like consistency. The first element may be kalv (“calf”), but the Svenska Akademiens ordbok also compares Old English calwer (“jelly; pressed curds”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kalvedans, Danish kalvedans and Swedish kalvdans (“calf's skipping movements; colostrum pudding”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.