en hämnd
Meaning
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
In Swedish: straff för en skada som man tillfogats
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hämnd |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hämnden |
hämnd is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hämnd, den stora hämnden. Check another noun
Practise hämnd
1 / 1Is it en hämnd or ett hämnd?
hämnd in a sentence
- hon ville ta hämndshe wanted to take her revenge
Words built with hämnd
- hämndaktion act of vengeance
- hämndkänsla revengeful feeling
Questions
What does hämnd mean in English?
hämnd means “vengeance, revenge”.
Is it en hämnd or ett hämnd?
It is en hämnd, and “the vengeance” is hämnden.
Similar words
vendettavedergällning
Origin
From Old Swedish hämnd, from Old Norse hefnd, equivalent to hämna (“to avenge”) + -d.
Nearby common words
hämnd is number 1,719 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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