Svíþjóð

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Etymology

From Old Norse Svíþjóðᛋᚢᛁᚦᛁᛅᚢᚦ (suiþiauþ). Equivalent to Svíi (Swede) +‎ þjóð (nation).

Proper noun

Svíþjóð f (genitive singular Svíþjóðar, no plural)

  1. Sweden (a country in northern Europe)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

svíar (Swedes) +‎ þjóð (nation).

Proper noun

Svíþjóð f (genitive Svíþjóðar)

  1. the land of the Swedes around the Mälar valley, roughly equivalent to modern-day eastern Sweden

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: Svíþjóð
  • Swedish: Svetjud
  • Swedish: Svitjod, Svithiod (learned)