ävja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish æfia (“mud”), from Old Norse efja, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ (“ebb”). Cognate with Icelandic efja.

Noun

ävja c

1. mud, sludge

Declension

Declension of ävja

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ävja	ävjas
	definite	ävjan	ävjans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• ävja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ävja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)