vittnesbörd
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish vitnisbyrþ, from Old Norse vitnisburðr. Equivalent to vittne + -s- + börd.
Noun
vittnesbörd n
- witness (a truthful statement)
- Du skall icke bära falskt vittnesbörd mot din nästa.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Exodus 20:16, Ten Commandments)
- Du skall icke bära falskt vittnesbörd mot din nästa.
Declension
| Declension of vittnesbörd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vittnesbörd | vittnesbördet | vittnesbörd | vittnesbörden |
| Genitive | vittnesbörds | vittnesbördets | vittnesbörds | vittnesbördens |
Related terms
References
- vittnesbörd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vittnesbörd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vittnesbörd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vittne in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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