bortbyting

Swedish

Etymology

bort (“away”) +‎ byta (“change”) +‎ -ing

Noun

bortbyting c

1. (mythology) changeling; in Swedish mythology, an infant of a troll which has secretly been exchanged for a human infant.

Declension

Declension of bortbyting
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bortbyting	bortbytingen	bortbytingar	bortbytingarna
Genitive	bortbytings	bortbytingens	bortbytingars	bortbytingarnas

References

• bortbyting in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bortbyting in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• bortbyting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)