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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

svette.

sweat, perspiration

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. sweat, perspiration

    masculine
    Med blod, svette og tårer.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitô, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.

verb

  1. to sweat, to perspire

    Jeg svetter når jeg er nervøs.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse sveitast ?, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”).

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