Thorwegian (old account) on Nostr: the word for mermaid in the Scandinavian languages suggests she's already married the ...
the word for mermaid in the Scandinavian languages suggests she's already married
the word is "havfrue"
"frue" is like Frau in German - this is a married lady
now, keep in mind that a Danish guy write the story. the official word from the horses' mouth had her named as a "missus" and not a "miss"
if she was unmarried, she'd be a "frøken" - like Fraulein in German
if we take this far too literally, the Little Mermaid might have been cheating on her husband...
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