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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ofärdh, equivalent to o- +‎ färd (“lot; fate”). Compare origin for välfärd. Cognate of Old Norse ófǫr.

Noun

ofärd c

  1. calamity, misfortune
    • 2016, Lars Lönnroth, transl., Den poetiska Eddan, Atlantis, →ISBN, Lokes smädelser (Lokasenna) §3, page 153:
      Ofärd och split / bringar jag asarna / malört blandar jag i mjödet.
      Misfortune and discord / I bring to the Æsir / wormwood I put in their mead.

Declension

Declension of ofärd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ofärd ofärds
definite ofärden ofärdens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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