Danish dictionary adds hundreds of new words, Denmark affected by Microsoft outage and more news from Denmark on Friday.
Danish users affected by Microsoft outage this morning
Did you struggle to log in to your Outlook or Teams accounts this morning? That’s due to a Microsoft outage which is affecting 74 countries, including Denmark, BBC news reports.
Danish public broadcaster DR contacted Microsoft Denmark for information on how people in Denmark are affected, with the company’s head of communications Morten Skøtt referring them instead to a post from Charles Lamanna, head of Microsoft worldwide.
Lamanna said in the post, shared on X, that there are currently no signs that the issues are due to a cyber attack.
“We regret that today’s outages caused disruptions for our customers, and we are working to address the issue,” he said.
Microsoft 365 services are affected, including Outlook, Teams and its AI service Copilot. Companies using Microsoft technology are also affected, for example OpenAI.
Danish vocabulary: nedbrud – outage
Police warn of icy roads in eastern Jutland
Thursday’s rain combined with asphalt below freezing on Friday morning has led to black ice on many roads and pavements this morning in eastern Jutland.
Police are warning drivers in the area to drive carefully, slow down and make sure to leave space for cars in front.
According to P4 Trafik, people in Djursland, Aarhus, Sabro and Galten have all reported icy conditions, making it hard for cars to grip asphalt.
It may be a good idea to leave some extra time for your morning commute today.
Danish vocabulary: glat – icy/slippery
Danish dictionary adds 291 new words
Denmark’s official dictionary, Den Danske Ordbog, has once again added new entries, this time including words like k-pop, hybridkrig (hybrid war), and koranafbrænding (Quran burning).
Words added to the dictionary are not necessarily new, rather they have begun to be used so much in written and spoken Danish that they deserve a spot in the dictionary.
Some other new words, or definitions of existing words added to the dictionary include dansemus, literally ‘dance-mouse’, or someone who likes to dance, verdenslitteratur (world literature), at winge den (to wing it), manbun (from English – a bun hairstyle on a man), and ghee (clarified butter often used in Indian cooking).
According to a press release from the dictionary, the new entries include 291 new words, 8 new meanings and 6 new set phrases, as well as edits of 454 existing entries.
In general, a word needs to have been used for some years before it can be included in the dictionary, which is why GDPR is considered a new word for this year, despite the implementation of the EU’s GDPR rules coming into force almost ten years ago.
Danish vocabulary: nye ord – new words
Denmark to reveal European migrant ‘return hub’ next week
The first country to host a so-called “return hub” for migrants expelled from Europe should be revealed next week, Denmark’s prime minister said on Thursday.
Denmark has been working alongside Germany, Austria, Greece and the Netherlands for weeks to set up one of these centres as soon as possible, despite opposition from rights groups.
Rwanda has been named alongside Uganda and Uzbekistan among a group of potential hosts, but diplomats and other people briefed on the talks said it was now the clear frontrunner.
Rwanda confirmed in August it had begun “preliminary discussions” with several European states, without specifying which ones.
The announcement of the return hub country could be made on the sidelines of a conference on migration issues to be held in Vienna on November 16th and 17th, several sources told AFP. (AFP)
Danish vocabulary: aftale – agreement
Sun and rain both expected this weekend
Denmark officially saw its first snow of the season on Thursday, but it doesn’t look like there’s any more on the way over the next few days.
Instead, it’s set to be sunny and windy on Friday, with both rain and sun expected over the weekend, according to a press statement from Danish weather agency DMI.
According to Kasper Bonde Niebe, on-duty meteorologist at DMI, temperatures are expected to be around 7 degrees on Saturday with showers and sun in the morning, followed by clouds for the rest of the day.
On Sunday, it should be dry at the start of the day, again becoming cloudy later on, with heavy rain expected during the evening.
Danish vocabulary: skyet – cloudy