vålnad

Swedish

Etymology

Originally the same word as vårdnad (“custody, care taking”) from vårda (“to care for, to take care of”) and vård (“care, protection”) that comes from Old Swedish varþa from Old Norse vǫrðr from Proto-Germanic *warduz. See also Icelandic vörður. The development from rð > l (originally /ɽ/) is characteristic of the traditional dialects of central and northern Sweden, compare e.g. hin håle, tvi vale, våla etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvoːlˈnad/

Noun

vålnad c

  1. ghost, spirit, wraith
    Synonyms: ande, gast, gengångare, spöke, fantom

Declension

Declension of vålnad
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vålnad vålnads
definite vålnaden vålnadens
plural indefinite vålnader vålnaders
definite vålnaderna vålnadernas

References

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