härja

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Estonian

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Noun

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härja

  1. genitive singular of härg

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hæria, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Derived from *harjaz (see här).

Verb

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härja (present härjar, preterite härjade, supine härjat, imperative härja)

  1. to ravage, to wreak havoc
    Vikingarna härjade längs kusten
    The Vikings ravaged (along) the coast
    ett krigshärjat land
    a war-torn ("war-ravaged") country
    Barnen fick härja fritt
    The children got to run wild ("ravage freely")

Usage notes

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Often weakened to "wild, more-or-less ironically/jocularly destructive activity."

Conjugation

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