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
- (archaic) synonym of livmoder (“womb, uterus”)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kved | kveds |
| definite | kveden | kvedens | |
| plural | indefinite | kvedar | kvedars |
| definite | kvedarna | kvedarnas |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kved | kveds |
| definite | kvedet | kvedets | |
| plural | indefinite | kved | kveds |
| definite | kveden | kvedens |
Derived terms
Verb
kved
- preterite of kvida
References
- kved in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- kved in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)