härva

== Swedish == === Etymology === Likely from harv (“harrow”). First attested in 1624. === Noun === härva c skein (figuratively) tangle (complicated or confused state or condition) Synonyms: bråte c, röra c, oreda c, trassel n, virrvarr n (figuratively) an intricate, complex (and often immense) criminal case, investigation, affair or scandal Near-synonyms: affär, fall, skandal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === härva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) härva in Svensk ordbok (SO) härva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)