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Icelandic
Interjection
svei
- indicates dissatisfaction
- Svei þessu öllu! ― Bah! This is all disgraceful!
- (very harsh, primarily used when talking to dogs) shame on you!
- Svei þér! ― Shame on you!
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Verb
svei
- past tense of svi
Etymology 2
Noun
svei m (definite singular sveien, indefinite plural sveier, definite plural sveiene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by sveig