skrud

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See also: skrúð

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish skruþer, from Old Norse skrúð, from Proto-Germanic *skrūdą. Cognate with English shroud.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

skrud c

  1. (somewhat solemn) more or less splendid or special attire; attire, garb, dress, (when a robe) robe
    vara klädd / stå i prästskrud
    be dressed in priestly attire
  2. (figuratively, somewhat poetic) dress (of for example leaves on trees)
    träd i höstskrud
    trees in autumn dress
    ängar som står i skrud
    meadows in bloom [meadows that stand in dress]

Declension[edit]

Declension of skrud 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skrud skruden skrudar skrudarna
Genitive skruds skrudens skrudars skrudarnas

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