livegen

Danish

Etymology

From liv (“life”) +‎ egen (“own”), calque of German leibeigen, Leibeigener.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liv.eːˀɣən/, [ˈliwˌeˀjən], [ˈliwˌeˀen]

Adjective

livegen (neuter livegent, plural and definite singular attributive livegne)

1. adscript (bound to a tract of land)

Noun

livegen (singular definite den livegne, plural indefinite livegne)

1. (historical) serf (a partially free peasant performin labour for a lord)

Declension

Declension of livegen

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	livegen	den livegne	livegne	de livegne
genitive	livegens	den livegnes	livegnes	de livegnes

Related terms

• fæstebonde
• hoveri

References

• “livegen” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Etymology

liv +‎ egen, from German leibeigen, used in Swedish since 1631.

Adjective

livegen (not comparable)

1. in villeinage, in serfdom, adscript

Declension

Inflection of livegen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	livegen	—	—
neuter singular	liveget	—	—
plural	livegna	—	—
masculine plural2	livegne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	livegne	—	—
all	livegna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• livegenskap

Noun

livegen c

1. a serf, a villein, an adscript, a feudal tenant

References

• livegen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• livegen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)