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fästpiga

English translation: betrothed young woman

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Swedish term or phrase:fästpiga/fästepiga
English translation:betrothed young woman
Entered by: Anna Herbst

10:56 Mar 6, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / A book about traditional Scandinavian costumes
Swedish term or phrase: fästpiga
Fästpigan är klädd i högtidsdräkt från Västra Vingåker.
Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 17:19
betrothed young woman
Explanation:
Fästpiga/fästepiga old form of fästmö, trolovad kvinna
Male equivalent fästepilt

Ref. SAOB
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Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 01:19
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This was the closest one. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5betrothed young woman
Anna Herbst
5fiancée
Sven Petersson
4affianced maiden
trsk2000 (X)
3 -1the (house) maid dressed for celebration is wearing....
lena helson


  

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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
the (house) maid dressed for celebration is wearing....


Explanation:
there may be better ways to express this

lena helson
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anna Herbst: Nothing to do with a maid - see my answer.
1 hr
  -> you are right I was on the wrong track
neutral  George Hopkins: Not a housemaid, but maid (or maiden)...
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
betrothed young woman


Explanation:
Fästpiga/fästepiga old form of fästmö, trolovad kvinna
Male equivalent fästepilt

Ref. SAOB


    Reference: http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/
Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 01:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
This was the closest one. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  George Hopkins: Betrothed maid or maiden
18 mins
  -> Or girl, lass, lassie, damsel... or any other synonym for "young woman"
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
affianced maiden


Explanation:
Somewhat more archaic in the English I feel in comparison to the original Swedish, but it appears in a variety of texts, biblical and medieval. Though it does appear in some modern literary contexts as well.

Example sentence(s):
  • The affianced maiden prays God in Scripture for strength in her new duties; men are married by Scripture
  • It is Baptiste, and his affianced maiden, With garlands for the bridal laden!

    Reference: http://www.freefictionbooks.org/books/o/17519-orthodoxy-its-...
    Reference: http://www.free-ebooks.net/ebook/Translations/html/80
trsk2000 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anna Herbst: While not being inaccurate in any way, I feel the tone of the Romance language in "affianced" strays too far from the down-to-earth north Germanic "fästepiga".
9 hrs
  -> thank you for your feedback Anna
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fiancée


Explanation:
:o)


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiancee
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 17:19
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
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