nävrätt
Swedish
editEtymology
editCalque of German Faustrecht, equivalent to näve (“fist”) + rätt (“law; right; justice”). Cognate with Danish næveret and Norwegian neverett.
Noun
editnävrätt c
- club law (rule by force and the principle that might makes right)
Declension
editDeclension of nävrätt | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | nävrätt | nävrätten | — | — |
Genitive | nävrätts | nävrättens | — | — |