hävd
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hæfþ, from Old Norse hefð. Compare hävda.
Noun
hävd c
- custom or practice that has long prevailed (and is therefore seen as legitimate), tradition, (as "av hävd") traditionally, historically
- Vi har av hävd alltid hållit årsmötet på en lördag
- We have traditionally [as an old, respected practice] always held the general assembly on a Saturday
- (law) usucapion, acquisitive prescription
- history (mostly in plural definite: hävderna)
- Denna dag kommer att gå till hävderna
- This day will go down in history
- maintenance, keeping things in a good state
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hävd | hävds |
| definite | hävden | hävdens | |
| plural | indefinite | hävder | hävders |
| definite | hävderna | hävdernas |
Related terms
- hävda
- hävdaforskare
- hävdaforskning
- hävdatecknare
See also
- bruk
- prejudikat (“precedent”)
- sed
- sedvänja
- tradition
Participle
hävd
- past participle of häva