skørlevned

Danish

Etymology

From skør (“indecent”) +‎ levned (“life”), compare Swedish skörlevnad. Possibly a remodelling of Old Norse saurlifnaðr, with the noun saurr (“filth”) as its first part.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skørlɛvnəð/, [ˈsɡ̊øɐ̯ˌlɛwnð̩]

Noun

skørlevned n (singular definite skørlevnedet, not used in plural form)

  1. (dated) debauchery

Declension

Declension of skørlevned
neuter
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative skørlevned skørlevnedet
genitive skørlevneds skørlevnedets

References

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