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Danish
Etymology
alvor + -s- + ord
Noun
alvorsord
- word of reprimand
2017, Ingeborg Vollquartz, Lillians forlovelse: Fortælling for unge piger, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:»Min kære lille Pige, Du maa virkelig ikke græde hver Gang, jeg taler et Alvorsord til Dig.«- "My dear little girl, you really mustn't cry every time I reprimand you.
2017, H. P. Jacobsen, Ødelæggeren går forbi, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Måske skulde jeg sige ham et alvorsord og meddele ham, at hans levetid ikke vil blive ret lang fra den dag, jeg griber ham i nogen slags utilbørlig adfærd.“- Perhaps I should reprimand him and inform him that his life expectancy should not be very long from the day I catch him in any sort of improprieties.