avhyvling

Swedish

Etymology

av (“off”) +‎ hyvla (“plane (with a plane (carpenter's tool))”) +‎ -ing (“-ing”), a "planing off"

Noun

avhyvling c

1. a scolding, giving someone a piece of one's mind, a dressing down

   ge någon en avhyvling

   give someone a piece of one's mind

   få sig en rejäl avhyvling

   receive a severe dressing down

Declension

Declension of avhyvling

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	avhyvling	avhyvlings
	definite	avhyvlingen	avhyvlingens
plural	indefinite	avhyvlingar	avhyvlingars
	definite	avhyvlingarna	avhyvlingarnas

References

• avhyvling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avhyvling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avhyvling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)