skörlevnad
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Old Swedish skörlifnadher, same as Old Danish skjørlevned. skör + levnad. From skör, meaning brittle, fragile, but which earlier also meant weak in sexual morals (from notion of easily giving in to temptation).
Noun
[edit]skörlevnad c
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skörlevnad | skörlevnads |
| definite | skörlevnaden | skörlevnadens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- skörlevnad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skörlevnad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skör in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- skörlefnad in Wessely's Swedish-English Dictionary (c. 1880s)