lovord

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lofordh (“permission, praise”), equivalent to lov (“praise”) +‎ ord (“word”). First attested in c. 1430–50.

Noun

lovord n

1. (chiefly in the plural) high praise

   Antonym: klander

Declension

Declension of lovord

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lovord	lovords
	definite	lovordet	lovordets
plural	indefinite	lovord	lovords
	definite	lovorden	lovordens

Derived terms

• lovorda

References

• “lovord”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• lofordh in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L