härad

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See also: ha råd

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish hæraþ, from Old Norse herað (“district; country”).

Noun

härad n

  1. a hundred; a court district in the Swedish countryside from medieval times until 1970
    • 1646 May 7, anonymous author, “Från Markarydh den 28 Apr. [From Markarydh the 28th of April]”, in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar, page 3:
      […] / Så ſnart Capiteinen oͤfwer detta Haͤradz Dragoner thet foͤrnam / […]
      / As soon as the captain of this district's dragoons doth confirm /
  2. (idiomatic) an area of (possibly remote) similarity
    • 2023, 12:53 from the start, in Doobidoo, episode 6, spoken by Lasse Kronér, quiz show:
      – [Är det] Peter Himmelstrand?
      – Nej. Ni är inne i rätt härad på ett sätt.
      – Peter Himmelstrand?
      – No. You're in the right general area in a way.
      (literally, “You're in the right hundred in a way.”)

Declension

Declension of härad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative härad häradet härad häraden
Genitive härads häradets härads häradens
Declension of härad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative härad häradet härader häraderna
Genitive härads häradets häraders häradernas
Declension of härad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative härad häradet häraden häradena
Genitive härads häradets häradens häradenas

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