blodvite

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bloþvite. Second element equivalent to Old Norse víti (“harm”). See also English thwite (“to cut with a knife”) and English bloodwite (“penalty for bloodshed”).

Noun

blodvite n

  1. bleeding wound

Declension

Declension of blodvite
nominative genitive
singular indefinite blodvite blodvites
definite blodvitet blodvitets
plural indefinite blodviten blodvitens
definite blodvitena blodvitenas

References

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