Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish fiæt, from Old Norse *fjat, from Proto-Germanic *fetą, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (to walk, step). Distantly related to fot, English foot, German Fuß.

Noun

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fjät n

  1. (archaic) step
    Synonym: (modern) steg
    • 1928, Arvid Rosén, “Natten går tunga fjät”, in Sånger för Skolan:
      Natten går tunga fjät,
      runt gård och stuva.
      Kring jord som sol’n förlät,
      skuggorna ruva.
      The night takes heavy steps,
      around house and cottage.
      On the earth which the sun has left,
      dwell the shadows.
  2. (archaic) footprint

Declension

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Declension of fjät 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fjät fjätet fjät fjäten
Genitive fjäts fjätets fjäts fjätens

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