järtecken

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iærtekn, iærtighne. Uncertain origin. The first half of compound probably from Proto-Germanic *erknaz and related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐌽𐍃 (airkns) and Middle High German erchan. Cognate of Icelandic jarteikn, Danish jærtegn.

Noun

järtecken n

  1. omen (usually in the more literal sense)

Declension

Declension of järtecken
nominative genitive
singular indefinite järtecken järteckens
definite järtecknet järtecknets
plural indefinite järtecken järteckens
definite järtecknen järtecknens

See also

References

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