skörlevnad

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skörlifnadher, equivalent to skör (“sexually immoral”) +‎ levnad (“living”). Compare Danish skørlevned.

Noun

skörlevnad c

  1. (dated) adultery, fornication, prostitution
    • 1999, August Strindberg, edited by Per Stam, Samlade Verk. Nationalupplaga. 64. Teater och Intima teatern‎[1], Norstedts förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Redaktionen för August Strindbergs Samlade Verk, archived from the original on 7 May 2025, page 198:
      [Heliga Birgitta] varnar för de synder »som hava frestat henne mer än andra». Dessa synder voro: »Högfärd, skörlevnad, fåfängliga ord, överflöd i mat och dryck, världens glädje och lättsinne.»
      St. Bridget of Sweden warns against the sins "which had tempted her more than others." These sins were: "Pride, adultery, vain talk, excess in food and drink, worldly joy, and frivolity."

Declension

Declension of skörlevnad
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skörlevnad skörlevnads
definite skörlevnaden skörlevnadens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

References

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