morakniv

Swedish

Etymology

Mora (a town in Dalarna) +‎ kniv (“knife”)

Noun

morakniv c

  1. a type of small sheath knife
    • (Can we date this quote?), Cho San Elite, “Norrlands siesta”‎[1]:
      Alla stannar upp när jag kommer till festen. De vet att jag har morakniven i fickan på skinnvästen.
      Everyone stops in their tracks when I arrive at the party. They know I have my mora knife in the pocket of my leather vest.

Usage notes

According to a (jocular) stereotype, commonly used as a weapon in the far north of Sweden.

Declension

Declension of morakniv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite morakniv moraknivs
definite morakniven moraknivens
plural indefinite moraknivar moraknivars
definite moraknivarna moraknivarnas

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