We said kräfta was straightforward to translate, but there are alternative meanings: In astrology, kräfta (Cancer) is the fourth sign of the zodiac. Kräfta is also an old Swedish word for cancer as in ...

Kräfta is straightforward to translate: it means “crayfish” and is a particularly important word in August, when Sweden’s crayfish season (kräftsäsong) gets under way. It’s en kräfta in singular, or ...