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Swedish
Alternative forms
- äfven (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From Middle Low German even, effen, from Old Saxon evan, from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, cognate with English even, Dutch even. Compare Danish effen. See also jämn.
Pronunciation
Adverb
även (not comparable)
- even, also
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