huggorm

Swedish

en huggorm

Etymology

From Old Swedish hugormber, from Old Norse hǫggormr (“a serpent”). Equivalent to hugga +‎ orm. Cognates include Icelandic höggormur (“a poisonous snake, a serpent”). Compare Old Norse hǫgg (“a stroke, a weapon's blow”) and ormr (“a snake, a serpent; a worm; a dragon”).

Noun

huggorm c

1. a viper, an adder, especially the common European adder, Vipera berus

Declension

Declension of huggorm

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	huggorm	huggorms
	definite	huggormen	huggormens
plural	indefinite	huggormar	huggormars
	definite	huggormarna	huggormarnas

References

• huggorm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• huggorm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH