skørlevned

Danish

Etymology

From skør (“indecent”) +‎ levned (“life”), compare Swedish skörlevnad. Possibly a remodelling of Old Norse saurlifnaðr, with the noun saurr (“filth”) as its first part.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skørlɛvnəð/, [ˈsɡ̊øɐ̯ˌlɛwnð̩]

Noun

skørlevned n (singular definite skørlevnedet, not used in plural form)

(dated) debauchery

Declension

Declension of skørlevned

neuter gender	Singular
neuter gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	skørlevned	skørlevnedet
genitive	skørlevneds	skørlevnedets

References

“skørlevned” in Den Danske Ordbog
“Skørlevned” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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