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Godt nyttår! Let's hope we get to chalk 2020 down as "annus horribilis" in a few years time.

Scandi language decoder:

    Gott nytt år - Swedish  
    Godt nytår   - Danish  
    Godt nyttår  - Norwegian

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Interesting how Danish and Norwegian write nytår / nyttår, while Swedish is two words. I guess in Swedish you could write "Gott nyår!" but that would then be a wish for the actual New Years holiday and not for the entire year. Is the Norweigan and Danish about the entire year?

No, it's only a "happy new years eve" type. If written separately, it'd represent the whole year :)

Skål og godt nytår!

Greetings fra Aalborg, Denmark. :)

Gleðilegt nýtt ár!

Gott nytt år!

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