blodvite
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bloþvite. Second element equivalent to Old Norse víti (“harm”). See also English thwite (“to cut with a knife”) and English bloodwite (“penalty for bloodshed”).
Declension
| Declension of blodvite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | blodvite | blodvitet | blodviten | blodvitena |
| Genitive | blodvites | blodvitets | blodvitens | blodvitenas |
References
- blodvite in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blodvite in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blodvite in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- blodvite in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- blodhvite in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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