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V. Read the following jokes and identify the Scandinavian borrowings.
1. "Very sorry, Mr. Brown, but the coffee is exhausted," the landlady announced.
"Not at all surprised," came back Mr. Brown. "I've seen it growing weaker and weaker every morning."
2. S m a l l b o y: I say, dad, teacher said this morning that the law of gravity kept us on the earth. Is that right?
Father: Yes, my boy, that's correct.
S m a l l b o y: Well, how did we get on before the law was passed?
3. "I want a man to do odd jobs about the house, run errands, one who never answers back and is always ready to do my bidding," explained a lady to an applicant for a post in the household.
"You're looking for a husband, ma'am, not a servant," said the seeker for work.
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