nävrätt

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Faustrecht, equivalent to näve (“fist”) +‎ rätt (“law; right; justice”). Cognate with Danish næveret and Norwegian neverett.

Noun

nävrätt c

  1. club law (rule by force and the principle that might makes right)

Declension

Declension of nävrätt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nävrätt nävrätts
definite nävrätten nävrättens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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