kved

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish qviþer (belly, stomach, womb), from Old Norse kviðr, from Proto-Germanic *kweþuz. Cognate with Icelandic kviður, Old English cwiþ, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (qiþus).

Noun

kved c or n

  1. (archaic) synonym of livmoder (womb, uterus)

Declension

Declension of kved
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kved kveds
definite kveden kvedens
plural indefinite kvedar kvedars
definite kvedarna kvedarnas

Derived terms

Verb

kved

  1. preterite of kvida

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