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Swedish
Etymology
ätt (“clan, family”) + klubba (“club”). Compare to Norwegian Bokmål ætteklubbe
Noun
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- (folklore) a club said to be used for mandatory practice of geronticide some places in Scandinavia until the 19th century
Usage notes
Even if acts of geronticide was reported among Sami people (as a form of euthanasia, not as a mandatory practice) and are also widely known from Swedish fairy tales (as a mandatory practice), the physical examples of this kind of clubs are often considered as hoaxes.
Declension
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