ynnest

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ynnist.[1] From the verb unna, from Old Norse unna (“to bestow, grant”). First attested in 1501.[1]

Noun

ynnest c

  1. a goodwill, a service, a favour, a benefit, a treat
    Många söka en furstes ynnest, och alla äro vänner till den givmilde.
    Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts. (Proverbs 19:6)

Declension
Declension of ynnest 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ynnest ynnesten ynnestar ynnestarna
Genitive ynnests ynnestens ynnestars ynnestarnas

See also

References
  1. ynnest in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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