vålnad

== Swedish == === Etymology === Originally the same word as vårdnad (“custody, care taking”) from vårda (“to care for, to take care of”) and vård (“care, protection”) that comes from Old Swedish varþa from Old Norse vǫrðr from Proto-Germanic *warduz. See also Icelandic vörður. The development from rð > l (originally /ɽ/) is characteristic of the traditional dialects of central and northern Sweden, compare e.g. hin håle, tvi vale, våla etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌvoːlˈnad/ === Noun === vålnad c ghost, spirit, wraith Synonyms: ande, gast, gengångare, spöke, fantom ==== Declension ==== === References === “vålnad”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vålnad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vålnad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) vålnad in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)