Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:07:19 GMT From: hohnopsamlid.invalid (Goran Larsson) Subject: Re: Whats the big deal about the Viggen?
In article <bnbr2v$ni3$1nopsam.apana.org.au>, Craig Ian Dewick <craignopsam.apana.org.au> wrote: > What does 'Viggen' actually mean though? Instead of placing "the" in front of words, Swedish place letters after the word. One such ending is "en", so the basic word of Viggen is Vigg. In Swedish a Vigg can mean two things. * It is the name of a bird known in English as "tufted duck" (Aythya fuligula). * It is the "bolt" part of the Swedish word for thunderbolt, "Âskvigg". ‰ska = Thunder and Vigg = Bolt. One famous thunderbolt is the bolt created by the Norse god Thor's warhammer "Mj–lner". Btw, Viggen is also the name of a Swedish fighter aircraft built by Saab. < http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/text/37viggen.htm > The Saab 9-3 Viggen is most likely named after the Saab 37 Viggen. The Saab 37 Viggen is *not* named after the tufted duck. -- G–ran Larsson http://www.nospam.com/saab/
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