ödemark

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish ødhemark; equivalent to öde (“desolate”) +‎ mark (“land”). === Noun === ödemark c desolate wilderness, wasteland ==== Usage notes ==== Not necessarily barren. More about being uninhabited, often when emphasizing a desolate feeling. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== vildmark (“wilderness”) === References === “ödemark”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ödemark”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)