medusahuvud
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- meduſæhufwud (obsolete typography)
Etymology
[edit]Compound of Medusa (“Medusa”) + huvud (“head”). First attested in 1786.[1]
Noun
[edit]medusahuvud c
- Medusa's head
- Someone or something ugly or terrifying. [since 1853][1]
- 1841 September 25, anonymous author, “Utrikes [Foreign news]”, in Barometern, number Test issue, page 1:
- I Spanien will det borgerliga krigets förfärliga meduſæhufwud å nyo höja ſig.
- In Spain, the dreadful spectre of the civil war is set to rise anew.
- (literally, “In Spain the civil war's dreadful Medusa's head is set to rise anew.”)
- Someone or something ugly or terrifying. [since 1853][1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of medusahuvud