jänta

Derived from Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”). Cognate with Norwegian jente.

jänta c

1. a girl (female child or young woman)
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Å jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag] [[And] my lass and me]”, Fredrik August Dahlgren (lyrics), traditional (music)‎^[1]performed by Sven-Ingvars:

     [dialectal, Värmländska]
     Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
     Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
     Allt [likely filler] ut på landavägen [landsvägen], å [och] ja' [jag]
     Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
     Å [och] jänta [jäntan], å [och] ja' [jag]
     Allt [likely filler] ut på landavägen [landsvägen]
     Där mötte ho [hon] mig en môra [morgon] så klar
     Å [och] sola [solen] ho [hon] sken på himmelen så rar
     Å [och] vacker som ljusan dagen hon var
     Mitt hjärte [hjärta], vart tog det vägen?

     [And] my lass and me
     [And] my lass and me
     Out on the highway, and me
     [And] my lass and me
     [And] my lass and me
     Out on the highway
     There she met me on a morning so clear
     And the sun [she / it] shone so sweetly in the sky
     And as beautiful as the bright day she was
     My heart, where did it go?

Somewhat folksy. Could also be translated as lass, gal, wench, etc., depending on context.

• jäntunge

• jänta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jänta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jänta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• tjäna, tänja