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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of dräng (“farmhand”) + sol (“sun”).
Noun
drängsol c
- (then rare, dialect, now obsolete) Synonym of månen (“the moon”)
1771 March 30, “Tankar, om olåfligit Skogs-hygge. [Thoughts on Unlawful Logging]”, in Norrkjoͤpings Wecko-Tidningar, number 13, page 3:Det aͤr ingen ſtoͤld, eller blifwer någon ſynd; at taga deraſ, ſå mycket du kan och foͤrmår; allenaſt du brukar den warſamhet, at du ej blifwer bar åtagen, hwilket aldrabaͤſt foͤrekommes, naͤr man paßar up, om naͤtterna, medan Månan eller Draͤngſolen lyſer, som klaraſt, och halfBonden ligger på ſitt oͤra: […]- It is no theft, nor shall it be a sin, to take thereof, as much as you can and are able; only you must use such caution, that you are not caught, which is best avoided by acting at night, while the Moon or shines brightest, and the half-farmer lies on his ear:
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References
- “En intressant föreläsning [An interesting lecture ]”, in Härnösands-Posten (in Swedish), number 74, 1897 March 31, page 2: “Månen till exempel kallades i somliga trakter drängsol och pigsol, på andra håll pignytta, nattsol, o. s. v. ― The moon, for example, was called in some regions "drängsol" (farmhand's sun) and "pigsol" (maid's sun), in other places "pignytta" (maid's delight), "nattsol" (night sun), and so forth.”