hyvens

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish hyvin (“well”), from Finnish hyvä (“good”).

Adjective

hyvens (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) good, honest, stand-up, companionable
    Synonym: reko
    en hyvens karl
    a good, honest man
    De är hyvens killar
    They're stand-up guys

References

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