fjät

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fiæt, from Old Norse *fjat, from Proto-Germanic *fetą, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk, step”). Distantly related to fot, English foot, German Fuß.

Noun

fjät n

  1. (archaic) step
    Synonym: (modern) steg
    • 1928, Arvid Rosén, “Natten går tunga fjät”, in Sånger för Skolan:
      Natten går tunga fjät,
      runt gård och stuva.
      Kring jord som sol’n förlät,
      skuggorna ruva.
      The night takes heavy steps,
      around house and cottage.
      On the earth which the sun has left,
      dwell the shadows.
  2. (archaic) footprint

Declension

Declension of fjät
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fjät fjäts
definite fjätet fjätets
plural indefinite fjät fjäts
definite fjäten fjätens

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