kräfta

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See also: krafta

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish krævet, from Old Saxon krevit, from Proto-West Germanic *krabit.

Noun

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kräfta c

  1. crayfish
  2. (archaic) cancer (disease)
    Synonym: cancer
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, II Timothy, 2:17
      Och theras taal fräter om kring sigh såsom Kreffuetan. Jbland huilka är Hymeneus och Philetus / []
      (pre-1906 spelling) Och deras tal fräter omkring sig, såsom kräfvetan; ibland hvilka är Hymeneus och Philetus; []
      And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; []
  3. Cancer (star sign)

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See also

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Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren Oxen Tvillingarna Kräftan
Lejonet Jungfrun Vågen Skorpionen
Skytten Stenbocken Vattumannen Fiskarna

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