allmoge

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish allmoghe, compound of all (“all”) +‎ moghe (“congregation, multitude”). First attested in the 14th century.

Noun

allmoge c

  1. (chiefly historical) farmer population (within some country, area, or the like), "common folk"; peasantry
    • 1864 October 24, B. C., “Små Brev från Skåne [Small Letters from Scania]”, in Snällposten, page 3:
      Han war en utmärkt botaniker och på ſina ſjukreſor bland allmogen på landet gjorde han ſamlingar och deſkriptioner.
      He was an excellent botanist, and upon his journeys to the sick among the peasantry in the countryside he made collections and descriptions.

Declension

Declension of allmoge
nominative genitive
singular indefinite allmoge allmoges
definite allmogen allmogens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

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