för kung och fosterland

== Swedish == === Etymology === From för (“for”) +‎ kung (“king”) +‎ och (“and”) +‎ fosterland (“homeland (somewhat solemn)”). Compare "for king and country." === Adverb === för kung och fosterland (not comparable) (idiomatic) with all one's might ==== Usage notes ==== Often as "ta i för kung och fosterland." ==== See also ==== ta i === References === “kung”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “kung”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “kung”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)