länd

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See also: land, Land, lǟnd, and -land

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish länd, from Proto-Germanic *landį̄. Cognate with Danish lænd, Norwegian lend, Icelandic lend, German Lende, English lend, possibly related to Latin lumbus.

Noun[edit]

länd c

  1. loin (the flesh above the hip bone)
    Omgjorda dina länder.
    Gird up your loins.

Declension[edit]

Declension of länd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative länd länden länder länderna
Genitive länds ländens länders ländernas

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