livhank

Swedish

Etymology

liv (“life”) +‎ hank (“handle, loop”)

Noun

livhank c

  1. life
    klara livhanken ― survive
    det räddade livhanken på honom ― it saved his life

Usage notes

Only used in certain expressions, mostly in the form livhanken.

Declension
Declension of livhank 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative livhank livhanken — —
Genitive livhanks livhankens — —

References
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