vittnesbörd

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vitnisbyrþ, from Old Norse vitnisburðr. Equivalent to vittne +‎ -s- +‎ börd.

Noun

vittnesbörd n

  1. witness (a truthful statement)
    Du skall icke bära falskt vittnesbörd mot din nästa.
    Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Exodus 20:16, Ten Commandments)

Declension

Declension of vittnesbörd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vittnesbörd vittnesbörds
definite vittnesbördet vittnesbördets
plural indefinite vittnesbörd vittnesbörds
definite vittnesbörden vittnesbördens

References

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