Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

gengäld

return

Meaning

return

Practise gengäld

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What does gengäld mean?

gengäld in a sentence

i gengäld
in return

Expressions

i gengäld
in return

Questions

What does gengäld mean in English?

gengäld means “return”.

Origin

From Old Swedish gengiäld, equivalent to gen- (“re-”) + gäld (“payment”).

Nearby common words

gengäld is number 4,454 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,450ironiskt ironic, ironical, ironically
4,451fånigt ridiculously, sillily
4,452supa tipple, booze
4,453anmälan report, announcement
4,455observera notice
4,456hårddisk hard drive, harddrive
4,457avstänga alternative form of stänga av
4,458prövning trial, examination

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