tredska

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þryzka, from Old Norse þrjózka. Compare Icelandic þrjóska (“stubbornness”).

Noun

tredska c

1. (dated) contumacy, recalcitrance

Usage notes

Current in legal settings, dated in other settings.

Declension

Declension of tredska
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tredska	tredskan	—	—
Genitive	tredskas	tredskans	—	—

Synonyms

• trots

Derived terms

• tredskodom

Related terms

• tredsk

References

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