bortbyting

Swedish

Etymology

bort (“away”) +‎ byta (“change”) +‎ -ing

Noun

bortbyting c

1. (mythology) changeling; in Swedish mythology, an infant of a troll which has secretly been exchanged for a human infant.

Declension

Declension of bortbyting

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bortbyting	bortbytings
	definite	bortbytingen	bortbytingens
plural	indefinite	bortbytingar	bortbytingars
	definite	bortbytingarna	bortbytingarnas

References

• bortbyting in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bortbyting in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• bortbyting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)