/sʋɛnd/, /sfɛnt/
OprindelseInherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini.
- a male given name from Old Norse
- common-gendera man, especially a young, vigorous one
- common-gendera craftsman who has finished his education, but does not work independently
Formersvenden(definite, singular) · svende(indefinite, plural) · svend(indefinite, nominative, singular) · svenden(definite, nominative, singular) · svende(indefinite, nominative, plural) · svendene(definite, nominative, plural) · svends(genitive, indefinite, singular) · svendens(definite, genitive, singular) · svendes(genitive, indefinite, plural) · svendenes(definite, genitive, plural)