svei

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Icelandic[edit]

Interjection[edit]

svei

indicates dissatisfaction
Svei þessu öllu! ― Bah! This is all disgraceful!
(very harsh, primarily used when talking to dogs) shame on you!
Svei þér! ― Shame on you!

Derived terms[edit]

svei mér þá (“well, I'll be damned”)
svei attan

See also[edit]

fuss, iss, uss, fussum svei

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

sved, svidde

Verb[edit]

svei

past tense of svi

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

svei m (definite singular sveien, indefinite plural sveier, definite plural sveiene)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by sveig

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