taksvärkki
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (historical) day's work full working day that a tenant farmer had to work for a landlord instead or in addition to a cash rent
- A quantity of work contributed to the movement, usually shorter than a full working day.
- (by extension) free work work done without compensation
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish dagsverke (day's work).
Origin
Swedish
dagsverke
Gloss
day's work
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- päivä Finnish
- taksvärkkipäivä Finnish
- dagsverke Swedish