"den sorte død" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

Forms: sortedød [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “the black death”, from Old Danish, a Nordic term, first attested in Swedish swarta dödhen (1540), svarthe döden (1555), then as a historical term. Compare Swedish svarta döden, svartedöden, Norwegian svartedauden, svartedauen. Since the 18th century, the term has been calqued into various languages. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|the black death}} “the black death”, {{lit|the black death}} Literally, “the black death”, {{der|da|gmq-oda|-}} Old Danish, {{cog|sv|swarta dödhen}} Swedish swarta dödhen, {{cog|sv|svarta döden}} Swedish svarta döden, {{cog|no|svartedauden}} Norwegian svartedauden Head templates: {{head|da|noun}} den sorte død
  1. (historical) the Black Death Tags: historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-den_sorte_død-da-noun-tfFVTbAE Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "tags": [
        "calque"
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    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
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      "word": "Schwarzer Tod"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "mort noire"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
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        "partial calque",
        "partial calque"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "peste noire"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "svarti dauði"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "den sorte død"
}
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        "partial calque"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "tags": [
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "der schwarze Tod"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
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        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
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    },
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        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "mort noire"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "partial calque",
        "partial calque"
      ],
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        "calque"
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    },
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      "lang_code": "is",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "svarti dauði"
    }
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