tranafton
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
trana (“crane”) + afton (“eve”)
Noun edit
tranafton c
- Crane Eve, the eve before trandag (“Crane Day”)
- 1904 March 26, Adrion, “Påskhistorier”, in Värmlands Dagblad[1]:
- Medan det smällde i knutarna på tranafton och barnen rände utklädda på gatorna, sutto gamla mormor och jag framför brasan.
- While the firecrackers echoed around the corner on Crane Eve and children ran on the streets dressed up, old grandmother and I sat in front of the fire.
See also edit
- tranbrev (“Crane card”)