försträckning

== Swedish == === Etymology === försträcka +‎ -ning === Noun === försträckning c (law) loan (of fungible goods) wrench, sprain ==== Usage notes ==== Historically, the noun lån was reserved for loans of a specific thing (equivalent to commodatum in Roman law). The word försträckning was instead used to describe loans of fungible assets (equivalent to mutuum in Roman law). While the distinction between the two is sometimes maintained, it is nevertheless commonplace today to use the word lån to describe both types of loans, even in legal texts. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== försträcka === References === “försträckning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “försträckning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)