hävd
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hæfþ, from Old Norse hefð.
Noun
[edit]hävd c
- maintenance, keeping things in a good state
- tradition (memories that are maintained)
- Vi har av hävd alltid hållit årsmötet på en lördag.
- We have traditionally always held the general assembly on a Saturday.
- history (mostly in plural definite: hävderna)
- Denna dag kommer att gå till hävderna.
- This day will go down in history.
- (law) usucapion, acquisitive prescription
Declension
[edit]| Declension of hävd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hävd | hävden | hävder | hävderna |
| Genitive | hävds | hävdens | hävders | hävdernas |
Related terms
[edit]Participle
[edit]hävd
- past participle of häva
Further reading
[edit]- hävd in Svensk ordbok.