ljungeld
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish liungelder, from liugnelder, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine”). Compare Old English liegetu and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌹 (lauhmuni).
Noun
ljungeld c
- (dated, poetic) a lightning
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ljungeld | ljungelds |
definite | ljungelden | ljungeldens | |
plural | indefinite | ljungeldar | ljungeldars |
definite | ljungeldarna | ljungeldarnas |
Synonyms
References
- ljungeld in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ljungeld in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- liughnelder in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L