jordfästning

Swedish

Etymology

From jord (“earth”) +‎ fästa (“attach”) +‎ -ning (“-ing”). Likely originally of magically "attaching" someone to the ground so that they would not return from the dead. Attested since 1681.

Noun

jordfästning c

  1. a funeral service in connection to the deceased being buried
    Synonyms: begravning, begravningsgudtjänst

Declension

Declension of jordfästning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jordfästning jordfästnings
definite jordfästningen jordfästningens
plural indefinite jordfästningar jordfästningars
definite jordfästningarna jordfästningarnas

References

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