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Swedish
förhuggning
Etymology
förhugga + -ning, used in Swedish since 1761, likely inspired by German Verhau.
The verb förhugga (obsolete, never listed in SAOL) is known from Old Swedish forhugga, from Middle Low Germanvorhouwen, cognate with Germanverhauen.
Noun
förhuggningc
(military) an abatis, a defense obstacle made by felling trees in a mesh