medusahuvud

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Swedish

Medusa (Rubens), circa 1618

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of Medusa (“Medusa”) +‎ huvud (“head”). First attested in 1786.[1]

Noun

medusahuvud c

  1. Medusa's head
    1. Someone or something ugly or terrifying. [1]
      • 1841 September 25, anonymous author, “Utrikes [Foreign news]”, in Barometern, number Test issue, page 1:
        I Spanien will det borgerliga krigets förfärliga meduſæhufwud å nyo höja ſig.
        In Spain, the dreadful spectre of the civil war is set to rise anew.
        (literally, “In Spain the civil war's dreadful Medusa's head is set to rise anew.”)

Declension

Declension of medusahuvud
nominative genitive
singular indefinite medusahuvud medusahuvuds
definite medusahuvudet medusahuvudets
plural indefinite medusahuvuden medusahuvudens
definite medusahuvudena medusahuvudenas

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 medusahuvud in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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