huggorm

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hugormber, from Old Norse hǫggormr (“a serpent”). Equivalent to hugga +‎ orm. Cognates include Icelandic höggormur (“a poisonous snake, a serpent”). Compare Old Norse hǫgg (“a stroke, a weapon's blow”) and ormr (“a snake, a serpent; a worm; a dragon”). === Noun === huggorm c a viper, an adder, especially the common European adder, Vipera berus ==== Declension ==== === References === “huggorm”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “huggorm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH