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Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish vande. Cognate of Icelandic vandi.
Noun
vånda c
- anguish, agony (usually emotional)
Beslutet att stänga restaurangen togs under stor vånda, men jag kan inte konkurrera med Lasses burgare- The decision to close the restaurant was made with great pain, but I can't compete with Lasse's burgers
Våndan fortsätter för laget, som nu spelat fem förlustmatcher i rad- The agony continues for the team, now having played five consecutive losing games
Skulle du då icke gripas av vånda såsom en kvinna i barnsnöd?- Shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? (Jeremiah 13:21)
Men Gud gjorde en ände på dödens vånda och lät honom uppstå- Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death
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