undersåte

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish undirsate, from Middle Low German undersate. Originally in the sense "one who sits below". Cognate with Norwegian undersått.

Noun

undersåte c

subject (citizen in a monarchy)

Declension

Declension of undersåte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	undersåte	undersåten	undersåtar	undersåtarna
Genitive	undersåtes	undersåtens	undersåtars	undersåtarnas

References

undersåte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
undersåte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
undersåte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
undersåte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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