SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hejd.

restraint, moderation

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

restraint, moderation
common-gender

Where this word comes from

Unknown. Probably related to hage (“enclosed pasture”) and hägnad (“fence”). See Old Swedish ohægdhom (“without restraint”), implying the existence of the unattested Old Swedish *hæghþ (“restraint”). See also Old English hegian (“to hedge”).

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