Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 152.
Jokkmokk [2], 22/07/1732, ¶823:
22nd. Betrothal:
1. First of all the suitor jokes with the girl to see if she gets angry. He speaks to the father a few times, perhaps, and tells him when he intends to come. Not always, however.