skörlevnad
Swedish
Etymology
Old Swedish skörlifnadher, same as Old Danish skjørlevned. skör + levnad. From skör, meaning weak, brittle, fragile; but which earlier also meant weak in moral, immoral, lightminded, frivolous, unchaste, whorish.
Noun
skörlevnad c
- adultery, fornication, prostitution
Declension
| Declension of skörlevnad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | skörlevnad | skörlevnaden | — | — |
| Genitive | skörlevnads | skörlevnadens | — | — |
References
- skör in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- skörlefnad in Wessely's Swedish-English Dictionary (c. 1880s)