skrud

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See also: skrúð

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skruþer, from Old Norse skrúð, from Proto-Germanic *skrūdą. Cognate with English shroud.

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Noun

skrud c

  1. (somewhat solemn) more or less splendid or special attire; attire, garb, dress, (when a robe) robe
    vara klädd / stå i prästskrud
    be dressed in priestly attire
  2. (figuratively, somewhat poetic) dress (of for example leaves on trees)
    träd i höstskrud
    trees in autumn dress
    ängar som står i skrud
    meadows in bloom

Declension

Declension of skrud
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skrud skruds
definite skruden skrudens
plural indefinite skrudar skrudars
definite skrudarna skrudarnas

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