björkris

Swedish

Etymology

björk (“birch”) +‎ ris (“severed twigs”)

Noun

björkris n

1. (countable, uncountable) severed birch twigs (usually in a bundle in the countable sense – often as decoration (see påskris), a bath broom (bastukvast), or, earlier, for corporal punishment)

Declension

Declension of björkris

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	björkris	björkris
	definite	björkriset	björkrisets
plural	indefinite	björkris	björkris
	definite	björkrisen	björkrisens

See also

• aga
• bastukvast
• påskris
• ruska

References

• björkris in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)