See also: Sven

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz.

Noun edit

sven m

  1. boy, lad
  2. servant, lackey

Declension edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish sven, svæn, from Old Norse svæinn (Old West Norse sveinn), from Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (relative, young man, servant). Cognate with Danish svend (young man; apprentice), Faroese sveinur (boy; virgin; bachelor; apprentice), Icelandic sveinn (boy), Norwegian svein (boy; servant), poetic English swain (rural male lover).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sven c

  1. (archaic) a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy
  2. (historical) a male servant, a squire
  3. (historical) an apprentice; a journeyman

Declension edit

Declension of sven 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sven svennen svenner svennerna
Genitive svens svennens svenners svennernas

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ sven in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  2. ^ sven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams edit