Etymology

strand +‎ huggCategory:Swedish compound terms#STRANDHUGG

Noun

strandhugg nCategory:Swedish lemmas#STRANDHUGGCategory:Swedish nouns#STRANDHUGGCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#STRANDHUGGCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#STRANDHUGGCategory:Pages with entries#STRANDHUGGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#STRANDHUGG

1. a temporary visit ashore (during a boat trip)

   Vi åkte runt i skärgården och gjorde strandhugg på öar vi tyckte såg mysiga ut

   We went around the archipelago and went ashore / stopped on islands we thought looked cozy

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2. (figuratively) a temporary visit (to a concrete or abstract area), a foray, a touching down

   Biografin fokuserar på Nisses karriär, men gör även strandhugg i hans uppväxt

   The biography focuses on Nisse's career, but also makes forays into / touches down in his childhood [makes strandhugg in his growing up]

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References

• “strandhugg”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “strandhugg”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “strandhugg”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)