Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
fägata
English translation:
cattle path
Added to glossary by
Peter Linton (X)
Jun 11, 2006 20:08
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Medical and health translations
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish
fägata
Swedish to English
Bus/Financial
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
fägata, inhägnad kommunikationsled för tamboskapen mellan byns centrum (stall, ladugård) och betet på utmarken.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | cattle path |
Peter Linton (X)
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| 5 | cowpath |
Larry Abramson
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| 4 | [live]stock trail |
Ralph Meima
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Proposed translations
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cattle path
acc to Jordbruksverket
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-06-12 08:27:59 GMT) Post-grading
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Many thanks to Ralph Meima for an illuminating answer. It may be that a better translation in Br Eng would be "drove road", the ancient tracks along which not only cattle, but also all kinds of livestock were driven to market (driven in the sense of herded at a walking pace, not driven in lorries). Indeed the Oxford English Dictionary defines a drove road as a "cattle track", which was the main use. As in Sweden, some of these English drove roads survive to this day, usually now as footpaths or bridleways. I have walked along some of these around Salisbury in southern England.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-06-12 08:27:59 GMT) Post-grading
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Many thanks to Ralph Meima for an illuminating answer. It may be that a better translation in Br Eng would be "drove road", the ancient tracks along which not only cattle, but also all kinds of livestock were driven to market (driven in the sense of herded at a walking pace, not driven in lorries). Indeed the Oxford English Dictionary defines a drove road as a "cattle track", which was the main use. As in Sweden, some of these English drove roads survive to this day, usually now as footpaths or bridleways. I have walked along some of these around Salisbury in southern England.
Note from asker:
| http://www.sjv.se/amnesomraden/handelmarknad/termlistasvenskaochengelska.4.7502f61001ea08a0c7fff101593.html |
| Maybe, but what was particular about fägata was that they had a fence either side so I suppose the cattle could be sent off by themselves as they could not stray this way. Who knows. |
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Larry Abramson
United States
United States
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Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
cowpath
Cowpath, with 37,000 hits on Google is a lot more common than cattle path, with about 2,000.
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Ralph Meima
Native in English
Expert technical/business Swedish>Eng
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
Works in: Swedish to English
[live]stock trail
In Swedish villages, "fägata" has a very specific meaning, and the very old ones, of a particular appearance, are considered valuable cultural landmarks. "Cowpath" does not sit well with me because sheep, goats, horses, pigs, and even geese were also driven along these trails. In contrast, a cowpath is usually located on a dairy farm, or connects cow pastures. (I live in Vermont...) "Stock trail" usually refers to the long trails used for cattle drives in the western US, but it could also refer to shorter trails for livestock. My thoughts...
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