Sw. 'lut' == Eng. 'lye' (was: SC - re: lutefisk!)

[Par Leijonhufvud]

On Sat, 20 Sep 1997, Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> Torski becomes lutefisk only when it is soaked in running water for a
> while, further soaked in potash or lye solution, and then soaked again
> to remove the alkalai. I wonder if the term "lute" means lye?

At least in modern Swedish 'lut' means lye. I would presume that the term 
'lute' is Norwegian, but I _could_ be wrong.

/UlfR

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Par Leijonhufvud                  par.leijonhufvud at labtek.ki.se 
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