järtecken

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iærtekn, iærtighne. Uncertain origin. The first half of compound probably from Proto-Germanic *erknaz and related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐌽𐍃 (airkns) and Middle High German erchan. Cognate of Icelandic jarteikn, Danish jærtegn.

Noun

järtecken n

omen (usually in the more literal sense)

Declension

Declension of järtecken
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	järtecken	järtecknet	järtecken	järtecknen
Genitive	järteckens	järtecknets	järteckens	järtecknens

See also

omen

References

järtecken in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
järtecken in Svensk ordbok (SO)
järtecken in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
järtecken in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
iärtekn in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

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