vederlag

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === veder- +‎ lag. From Middle Low German wedderlach, wedderlage === Noun === vederlag n (definite singular vederlaget, indefinite plural vederlag, definite plural vederlaga or vederlagene) compensation, recompense === References === “vederlag” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “vederlag” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German wedderlach, wedderlage. === Noun === vederlag n (definite singular vederlaget, indefinite plural vederlag, definite plural vederlaga) compensation, recompense === References === “vederlag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === veder- +‎ lag === Noun === vederlag n a compensation, a payment (architecture) a support; a part of a brick wall, that supports an arch or a vault ==== Usage notes ==== Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== vederlagsfri vederlagsjord vederlagsmur === References === “vederlag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)