Swed.
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Sweden.
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Swedish.
Example Sentences
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In fact, his concluding words could be applied to him: “Welcome back, Mark Swed. You’ve been missed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
It is a common Teutonic word, in O. Eng. gamen, in O.H.G. gaman, but only appears in modern usage outside English in Dan. gammen and Swed. gamman.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. filt; the root is unknown; the word has given Med.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
Also from the root al or il, to move, I take to be the Old Norse elfa, Dan. elv, Swed. elf, a river.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
See quotations in Halliwell’s Gloss., and Stratmann, who gives Swed. sîla, colare.
From Early English Meals and Manners by Furnivall, Frederick James
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