avbön

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish afbidhia (“ask for mercy”), equivalent to av- +‎ bön. Compare German Abbitte and Latin deprecatio.

Noun

avbön c

  1. (formal) humble apology
    göra avbön ― apologize

Declension

Declension of avbön
nominative genitive
singular indefinite avbön avböns
definite avbönen avbönens
plural indefinite avböner avböners
definite avbönerna avbönernas

References

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