sved

See also: svéd, Šved, and Švéd

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sveːd/, [sveðˀ]
  • Rhymes: -edˀ
  • Rhymes: -eːˀ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitô, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd- (“to sweat”). Compare Swedish svett, Norwegian svette, Icelandic sveiti, Dutch zweet, West Frisian swit, German Schweiß, English sweat.

Noun

sved c (singular definite sveden, not used in plural form)

  1. sweat (fluid that exits the body through pores)

Etymology 2

See svide (“to scorch, singe, burn”).

Verb

sved

  1. past tense of svide

Etymology 3

See svide, svie (“to smart, sting”).

Verb

sved

  1. past tense of svie

Etymology 4

See svede (“to sweat”).

Verb

sved

  1. imperative of svede
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