sviger

See also: sviger-

Danish

Noun

sviger

1. (dated) traitor, faithless individual
   • 1787, Peter Frederik Suhm, Aar 942 til 1035: 3, page 493

     Knud blev rød som Blod, og svarede: Du Drottens Svigere, ...

     Knud became red as blood, and replied: You traitors to the king, ...

   • 2015, Sissel-Jo Gazan, Når man kysser i august, Klim (→ISBN)

     ... kaldte dem navne som tølpere, svigere, djævle og døgenigte, ...

     ... called them names like villains, faithless people, devils and lazybones, ...

   • 1942, Kaj Munk, Foråret så sagte kommer, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)

     Hun har gjort det til mit Livs Stolthed selv at prøve at være ordholdende og ikke regne Løgnere og Svigere for noget.

     She has made it the pride of my life to try, myself, to be a person who keeps my word, and count liars and traitors for nothing.

   • 1792, Peter Frederik Suhm, Aar 1095 til 1147: 5, page 56

     Fra Sønden hørtes disse Svigere at have brudt Freden.

     From the south, these treacherous people were heard to have broken the peace.

Derived terms

• landssviger