smörrebröd

smörrebröd (plural smörrebröd or smörrebröds)

1. Alternative spelling of smørrebrød.
   • 1923, H Trolle-Steenstrup, When I Was a Boy in Denmark: A Chronicle of Happy Days, Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., page 131:

     Bellevue was justly famous for its dainty smörrebröd and encouraged by Hansen’s jolly “Now, boys, just write down what you want, for to-day you are the guests of the first engineer at the Örholm papermill,” we both started to pick out the greatest dainties from the menu.

   • 1927, The American-Scandinavian Review, page 83:

     Back again across the dark campus to smörrebröd and tea, after which a little reading, perhaps, in the newspaper room, a class meeting or occasional debate, study and bed.

   • 1939, G[ladys] B[ronwyn] Stern, Long Story Short: A Collection, London, Toronto, Ont., Melbourne, Vic., Sydney, N.S.W.: Cassell and Company Limited, page 210:

     I went up to the little ship’s saloon where I could order a light meal of smörrebröd and Schnapps, and went on wondering until Barry appeared, free and alone.

   • 1955, Raymond Postgate, An Alphabet of Choosing and Serving Wine, London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, page 58:

     Scandinavian smörrebröd and fish should be taken with aquavit and lager.

   • 1956, British Motor Ship, page 78, column 2:

     Refrigerated spaces and a special compartment for the preparation of smörrebröd are provided forward of the galley, the entire department occupying a considerable space amidships.

   • 1970, American Overseas Guide, page 478:

     Smörrebröd and specialties.

   • 1970, Holiday, page 87, column 1:

     It is a favorite afternoon gathering-place for townsmen hungering for the inn’s wide selection of smörrebröd and whipped-cream concoctions.

   • 1978, E Vander Elst, editor, Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie: 50 Years of Achievement, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH, →ISBN, page 106:

     The delicious Danish smörrebröds…

   • 2001, Eddie Miller, My Conflict with a Soviet Spy: The Story of the Ron Evans Spy Case, Arena Books, →ISBN, page 101:

     The meeting ended in an atmosphere of tension, but then an informal party followed, and we were served coffee, smörrebröd, and beer and mineral drinks.

From Danish smørrebrød (“sandwich”).

• Rhymes: -øːd

smörrebröd n

1. a Danish-style sandwich with a lot of topping (more than is usual on Swedish sandwiches), smørrebrød

• smörrebröd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)