livhank

Swedish

Etymology

liv (“life”) +‎ hank (“handle, loop”)

Noun

livhank c

1. life

   klara livhanken ― survive

   det räddade livhanken på honom ― it saved his life

Usage notes

Only used in certain expressions, mostly in the form livhanken.

Declension

Declension of livhank
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	livhank	livhanken	—	—
Genitive	livhanks	livhankens	—	—

References

• livhanken in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• livhanken in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• livhank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)