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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German vangst, from vangen (“to catch”). Doublet of fånga.
Noun
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- catching (of animals)
valfångst- whaling ("whale catching")
- a catch (caught animals, especially fish)
Dagens fångst blev sju marulkar- Today's catch was seven monkfish
- (figuratively) a catch, a haul (something (more or less figuratively) caught, more generally)
Polisen hade en bra dag. Dagens fångst blev sju inbrottstjuvar.- The police had a good day. Today's catch was seven burglars.
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