rusttjänst

Swedish

Etymology

Originally russtjänst or rosstiänst, from German Rossdienst, both from the Old Swedish word russ and the German word Ross + tjänst. Later connected with the verb rusta.

Noun

rusttjänst c

  1. The duty of the noblemen of medieval Sweden to provide for the cavalry, in lieu of other taxes.

Declension

Declension of rusttjänst
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rusttjänst rusttjänsts
definite rusttjänsten rusttjänstens
plural indefinite rusttjänster rusttjänsters
definite rusttjänsterna rusttjänsternas

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