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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German swāger, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), cognate with German Schwager, Dutch zwager. Swedish svåger is also borrowed from Low German. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swēḱurós (“husband's brother”), related to *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”) (German Schwäher, Latin socer) and *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”) (German Schwieger, Latin socrus).
Pronunciation
Noun
svoger c (singular definite svogeren, plural indefinite svogre)
- brother-in-law (the brother of one's spouse, husband of one's sibling or husband of one's spouse's sibling)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German swager.
Noun
svoger m (definite singular svogeren, indefinite plural svogere, definite plural svogerne)
- a brother-in-law
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German swager.
Noun
svoger m (definite singular svogeren, indefinite plural svograr, definite plural svograne)
- a brother-in-law
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