skörlevnad
Swedish
Etymology
Old Swedish skörlifnadher, same as Old Danish skjørlevned. skör + levnad. From skör, meaning brittle, fragile, but which earlier also meant weak in sexual morals (from notion of easily giving in to temptation).
Declension
| Declension of skörlevnad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | skörlevnad | skörlevnaden | — | — |
| Genitive | skörlevnads | skörlevnadens | — | — |
See also
References
- skörlevnad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skörlevnad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skör in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- skörlefnad in Wessely's Swedish-English Dictionary (c. 1880s)
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