länd

See also: land, Land, lǟnd, and -land

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish länd, from Proto-Germanic *landį̄. Cognate with Danish lænd, Norwegian lend, Icelandic lend, German Lende, English lend, possibly related to Latin lumbus.

Noun

länd c

1. loin (the flesh above the hip bone)

   Omgjorda dina länder.

   Gird up your loins.

Declension

Declension of länd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	länd	länden	länder	länderna
Genitive	länds	ländens	länders	ländernas

Related terms

• korsländ
• ländrygg

See also

• land

References

• länd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)