huggorm

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hugormber, from Old Norse hǫggormr (“a serpent”). Equivalent to hugga +‎ orm. Cognates include Icelandic höggormur (“a poisonous snake, a serpent”). Compare Old Norse hǫgg (“a stroke, a weapon's blow”) and ormr (“a snake, a serpent; a worm; a dragon”).

Noun

huggorm c

  1. a viper, an adder, especially the common European adder, Vipera berus

Declension

Declension of huggorm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite huggorm huggorms
definite huggormen huggormens
plural indefinite huggormar huggormars
definite huggormarna huggormarnas

References

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