hembud

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hembuþ, equivalent to hem (“home”) +‎ bud (“bid”). A hembud occurred in someone's home, as opposed to uppbud, which occurred in public.

Noun

hembud n

1. (law) an offer of first refusal

Declension

Declension of hembud
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hembud	hembudet	hembud	hembuden
Genitive	hembuds	hembudets	hembuds	hembudens

Derived terms

• hembjuda
• hembudsförbehåll

Related terms

• förköpsrätt

References

• hembud in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hembud in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hembud in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• hembud in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1909)