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

  1. 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)
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