DANISH WORDS (COMMENT).

DANISH WORDS (COMMENT). Molly commented that a Danish friend of hers had never heard of the word “mawngenown” (my spelling), which I posted about yesterday. I checked in a Danish-English dictionary, which I found on google. I consulted this dictionary and it appears that the Danes don’t even have a word for “grumpy” or “grumpiness.” It may be that the Danes have never had a need for the concept, being content with melancholy. My mother was known to tease. However, she usually gave the teasing away with a twinkle in her eye. It may be that the word came from her childhood and she was mistaken in its use (perhaps she was teased–I think it was that kind of family).