hävd
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hæfþ, from Old Norse hefð.
Noun
[edit]hävd c
- maintenance, keeping things in a good state
- tradition (memories that are maintained)
- Vi har av hävd alltid hållit årsmötet på en lördag.
- We have traditionally always held the general assembly on a Saturday.
- history (mostly in plural definite: hävderna)
- Denna dag kommer att gå till hävderna.
- This day will go down in history.
- (law) usucapion, acquisitive prescription
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hävd | hävds |
| definite | hävden | hävdens | |
| plural | indefinite | hävder | hävders |
| definite | hävderna | hävdernas |
Related terms
[edit]Participle
[edit]hävd
- past participle of häva
Further reading
[edit]- hävd in Svensk ordbok.