svend

See also: Svend

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).

Noun

svend c (singular definite svenden, plural indefinite svende)

  1. a man, especially a young, vigorous one
  2. a craftsman who has finished his education, but does not work independently

Inflection
Declension of svend
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svend svenden svende svendene
genitive svends svendens svendes svendenes

Coordinate terms
  • lærling (“apprentice, trainee”)
  • mester (“master (employer/teacher)”)
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