nödvärn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish nødhværn, equivalent to nöd (“emergency”) +‎ värn (“defence”). Compare German Notwehr.

Noun

nödvärn n

  1. (law) self-protection, self-defence
    Synonym: självförsvar
    Hypernym: värn

Declension

Declension of nödvärn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nödvärn nödvärns
definite nödvärnet nödvärnets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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