See also: havd and hævd

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hæfþ, from Old Norse hefð.

Noun

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hävd c

  1. maintenance, keeping things in a good state
  2. tradition (memories that are maintained)
    Vi har av hävd alltid hållit årsmötet på en lördag.
    We have traditionally always held the general assembly on a Saturday.
  3. history (mostly in plural definite: hävderna)
    Denna dag kommer att gå till hävderna.
    This day will go down in history.
  4. (law) usucapion, acquisitive prescription

Declension

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Declension of hävd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hävd hävden hävder hävderna
Genitive hävds hävdens hävders hävdernas
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Participle

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hävd

  1. past participle of häva

Further reading

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