diskavatn

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Old Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of disker (“plate”) +‎ -a (“-s”) +‎ vatn (“water”).

Noun[edit]

diskavatn

  1. dishwater
    • c. 1270, Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Unnamed legendarium, 1884–1973, quoted in Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, page 188:
      the begutu han mz sodh oc diska watn
      they overwashed him with cooking water and dishwater

Descendants[edit]

  • Swedish: diskvatten

References[edit]

  1. diska watn/ in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket
  2. diskvatten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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