hunahär
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hun + här. The first part is of uncertain origin, may be inspired of legends about Attila the Hun.
Noun
[edit]hunahär c
- (folklore) a legendary peasant rebel army, which fought against feodals in Southern Sweden and Denmark, and came all the way to Rome; its leader Hund or Hunesmed is said to be killed in battle close to Grimslöv and buried in a tumulus, or, alternatively, buried in Vigerstad cemetery close to Rimforsa.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hunahär | hunahärs |
| definite | hunahären | hunahärens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |