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svigerbestemor.

the grandmother of one's spouse or partner; a grandmother-in-law

14 characters5 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsʋiː.ɡər.bɛs.təˌmuːr/
  1. the grandmother of one's spouse or partner; a grandmother-in-law

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From sviger- (“in-law; denoting a family relationship created through marriage or cohabitation”) + bestemor (“grandmother”), literally “grandmother-in-law”. The combining form sviger- was borrowed from German schwieger- (“in-law”), ultimately from the older noun Schwieger (“mother-in-law”). Compare Danish svigerbedstemor and Swedish svärmormor (“grandmother-in-law”).

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