livhank

Swedish

Etymology

liv (“life”) +‎ hank (“handle, loop”)

Noun

livhank c

  1. life
    klara livhanken ― survive
    det räddade livhanken på honom ― it saved his life

Usage notes

Only used in certain expressions, mostly in the form livhanken.

Declension

Declension of livhank
nominative genitive
singular indefinite livhank livhanks
definite livhanken livhankens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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