huggorm

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hugormber, from Old Norse höggormr (“a serpent”). Equivalent to hugga +‎ orm. Cognates include Icelandic höggormur (“a poisonous snake, a serpent”). Compare Old Norse högg (“a stroke, a weapon's blow”) and ormr (“a snake, a serpent; a worm; a dragon”).

Noun

hugg orm c

a viper, an adder, especially the common European adder

Declension

Declension of huggorm
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	huggorm	huggormen	huggormar	huggormarna
Genitive	huggorms	huggormens	huggormars	huggormarnas

References

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