skørlevned

Danish

Etymology

From skør (“indecent”) +‎ levned (“life”), compare Swedish skörlevnad. Possibly a remodelling of Old Norse saurlifnaðr, with the noun saurr (“filth”) as its first part.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skørlɛvnəð/, [ˈsɡ̊øɐ̯ˌlɛwnð̩]

Noun

skørlevned n (singular definite skørlevnedet, not used in plural form)

1. (dated) debauchery

Declension

Declension of skørlevned

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skørlevned	skørlevnedet
genitive	skørlevneds	skørlevnedets

References

• “skørlevned” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Skørlevned” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog