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ådra

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See also: adra and adrā

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish aþra, adher, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō. Cognate with Old English ǣðre, Danish åre, Norwegian åre, German Ader and Dutch ader.

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Noun

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ådra c

  1. (anatomy) vein, blood vessel
  2. (biology) vein in a leaf
  3. (geology) vein, strain of mineral in the ground and in stone
  4. passage of water through the ground, spring (5)
  5. part of names of smaller parts of rivers, for example in river deltas
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Etymology 2

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å- +‎ dra

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Verb

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ådra (present ådrar, preterite ådrog, supine ådragit, imperative ådra)

  1. (reflexive) to contract (a disease, illness or injury)
  2. (reflexive) to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
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