burbrev
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
bur (“burgher”) + brev (“letter”). The word bur was used in the meaning "burgher" or "city inhabitant", but could also mean "villager", "farmer", or "neighbor". From Proto-Germanic *būraz. Related to German Bauer and Dutch boer. See also burskap.
Noun edit
burbrev n
- (historical, law) document granting the right to pursue certain professions, license, work permit
Usage notes edit
Mostly historical, still used in some formal legal settings.
Declension edit
| Declension of burbrev | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | burbrev | burbrevet | burbrev | burbreven |
| Genitive | burbrevs | burbrevets | burbrevs | burbrevens |