kräfta

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See also: krafta

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish krævet, from Old Saxon krevit, from Proto-West Germanic *krabit.

Noun

kräfta c

  1. a crayfish
  2. (obsolete) cancer (disease)
    Synonym: cancer
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, II Timothy, 2:17
      Och theras taal fräter om kring sigh såsom Kreffuetan. Jbland huilka är Hymeneus och Philetus / […]
      (pre-1906 spelling) Och deras tal fräter omkring sig, såsom kräfvetan; ibland hvilka är Hymeneus och Philetus;
      And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
  3. Cancer (star sign)

Declension

Declension of kräfta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kräfta kräftan kräftor kräftorna
Genitive kräftas kräftans kräftors kräftornas

Derived terms

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren Oxen Tvillingarna Kräftan
Lejonet Jungfrun Vågen Skorpionen
Skytten Stenbocken Vattumannen Fiskarna

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