kräfta
See also: krafta
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Swedish krævet, from Old Saxon krevit, from Proto-West Germanic *krabit.
Noun
kräfta c
- a crayfish
- (obsolete) cancer (disease)
- Synonym: cancer
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, II Timothy, 2:17
- Och theras taal fräter om kring sigh såsom Kreffuetan. Jbland huilka är Hymeneus och Philetus / […]
- (pre-1906 spelling) Och deras tal fräter omkring sig, såsom kräfvetan; ibland hvilka är Hymeneus och Philetus; […]
- And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; […]
- Cancer (star sign)
Declension
| Declension of kräfta | ||||
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| Nominative | kräfta | kräftan | kräftor | kräftorna |
| Genitive | kräftas | kräftans | kräftors | kräftornas |
Derived terms
See also
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Further reading
- kräfta in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
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- sv:Crustaceans
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