vederlag

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German wedderlach, wedderlage

Noun

vederlag n (definite singular vederlaget, indefinite plural vederlag, definite plural vederlaga or vederlagene)

1. compensation, recompense

References

• “vederlag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vederlag” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German wedderlach, wedderlage

Noun

vederlag n (definite singular vederlaget, indefinite plural vederlag, definite plural vederlaga)

1. compensation, recompense

References

• “vederlag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

1. slutsten 2. kilsten 3. anfangssten 4. anfang 5. impost 6. vederlag 7. hjässa 8. pilhöjd 9. spännvidd

Etymology

veder- +‎ lag

Noun

vederlag n

1. a compensation, a payment
2. (architecture) a support; a part of a brick wall, that supports an arch or a vault

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

Declension

Declension of vederlag
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vederlag	vederlaget	vederlag	vederlagen
Genitive	vederlags	vederlagets	vederlags	vederlagens

Related terms

• vederlagsfri
• vederlagsjord
• vederlagsmur

References

• vederlag in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)