tidelag
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish tīdholagh, þȳþilagh, þȳþolagh. First part of compound from thȳdhas (“to have intercourse with”), from Old Norse þýðr. Second part equivalent to the noun lag in the sense "lie down" (as in nederlag, for example).
Declension
| Declension of tidelag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tidelag | tidelaget | tidelag | tidelagen |
| Genitive | tidelags | tidelagets | tidelags | tidelagens |
See also
References
- tidelag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tidelag in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tidelag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tidelag in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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