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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hæfþ, from Old Norse hefð.
Noun
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- maintenance, keeping things in a good state
- tradition (memories that are maintained)
Vi har av hävd alltid hållit årsmötet på en lördag.- We have traditionally always held the general assembly on a Saturday.
- history (mostly in plural definite: hävderna)
Denna dag kommer att gå till hävderna.- This day will go down in history.
- (law) usucapion, acquisitive prescription
Declension
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Participle
hävd
- past participle of häva
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