skadefröjd
Swedish
editAlternative forms
edit- skadafröjd, ſkadefroͤjd (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editCompound of skada (“harm, damage”) + -e- + fröjd (“joy, delight”). First attested in 1611[1]
Noun
editskadefröjd c
- (archaic by 1969) Synonym of skadeglädje (“schadenfreude”).
- 1819 May 15, Kotzebue, “Kloſtret på Montſerrat, en Legenda [The Cloister on Montserrat, a Legend]”, in Carlscronas wekoblad, number 39, page 2:
- Fadren oͤfwerwann ſina betaͤnkligheter, och foͤljde den orene Andens råd ſom, med ett hånſkratt af ſkadefroͤjd oͤfwer ſin lyckade liſt, ledſagade den ſkoͤna flickan till berget.
- The father overcame his misgivings and followed the advice of the unclean Spirit who, with a mocking laugh of malicious glee over his successful deceit, accompanied the fair maiden to the mountain.
- 1976 May 26, Göteborgsposten, page 25:
- Må de njuta denna skadefröjden!
- May they enjoy this malicious glee!
Declension
editDeclension of skadefröjd | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skadefröjd | skadefröjden | skadefröjder | skadefröjderna |
Genitive | skadefröjds | skadefröjdens | skadefröjders | skadefröjdernas |