tillbud

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish tilbuþ, equivalent to till +‎ bud. See origin of tillbjuda, bjuda till.

(proposal): Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tilbod or Danish and Norwegian Bokmål tilbud.

Noun

tillbud n

1. incident (unforeseen event that could turn into an accident)
2. near miss
3. (archaic) proposal, suggestion, offer
4. (archaic) proposal for marriage or sexual intercourse

Declension

Declension of tillbud

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tillbud	tillbuds
	definite	tillbudet	tillbudets
plural	indefinite	tillbud	tillbuds
	definite	tillbuden	tillbudens

Derived terms

• drunkningstillbud
• olyckstillbud

See also

• incident

Further reading

• tillbud in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tillbud in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tillbud in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)