ohyra
التعريفات والمعاني
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Swedish ohyra (“monster; pest”), from Middle Low German unhuren, ungehuren, related to German Ungeheuer (“monster”).
When used to describe pests, arguably of a Nordic origin. Compare Old Norse hýrr (“pleasant; mild”), together with prefix o- (“un-”).
=== Noun ===
ohyra c
vermin
Synonym: skadedjur
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“ohyra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“ohyra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“ohyra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
ohyra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)