blodvite
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish bloþvite. Second element equivalent to Old Norse víti (“harm”). See also English thwite (“to cut with a knife”) and English bloodwite (“penalty for bloodshed”).
Noun
[edit]blodvite n
- bleeding wound
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | blodvite | blodvites |
| definite | blodvitet | blodvitets | |
| plural | indefinite | blodviten | blodvitens |
| definite | blodvitena | blodvitenas |
References
[edit]- blodvite in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blodvite in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blodvite in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- blodvite in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- blodhvite in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L