hävd

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See also: havd and hævd

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hæfþ, from Old Norse hefð.

Noun

hävd c

  1. maintenance, keeping things in a good state
  2. tradition (memories that are maintained)
    Vi har av hävd alltid hållit årsmötet på en lördag.
    We have traditionally always held the general assembly on a Saturday.
  3. history (mostly in plural definite: hävderna)
    Denna dag kommer att gå till hävderna.
    This day will go down in history.

Declension

Declension of hävd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hävd hävden hävder hävderna
Genitive hävds hävdens hävders hävdernas

Verb

hävd

  1. (deprecated template usage) past participle of häva