burskap
Swedish
Etymology
bur (“burgher”) + -skap (“-ship”). From Old Swedish burskap, from Middle Low German būrschap. The word bur was used in the meaning "burgher" or "city inhabitant", but could also mean "villager", "farmer", or "neighbor". Compare Dutch buurschap, Dutch buurtschap, English burghership, German Bauerschaft, German Bauernschaft. Compare also to medborgarskap.
Usage notes
Mostly historical, still used in certain formal legal settings.
Declension
| Declension of burskap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | burskap | burskapet | — | — |
| Genitive | burskaps | burskapets | — | — |
Related terms
References
- burskap in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- burskap in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- burskap in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bur- in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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