arvinge

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ærvinge, arvinge, from Old Norse erfingi. Attested on Ängbystenen as ᛁᚱᚠᛦᚴᛦ (irfʀkʀ).

Noun

arvinge c

1. heir, heiress, inheritor

Declension

Declension of arvinge

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	arvinge	arvinges
	definite	arvingen	arvingens
plural	indefinite	arvingar	arvingars
	definite	arvingarna	arvingarnas

Synonyms

• arvtagare
• arvtagerska

Derived terms

• bröstarvinge
• tronarvinge

Related terms

• arv (“inheritance”)

References

• “arvinge”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “arvinge”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “arvinge”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• angiver, givaren