järtecken

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish iærtekn, iærtighne. Uncertain origin. The first half of compound probably from Proto-Germanic *erknaz and related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐌽𐍃 (airkns) and Middle High German erchan. Cognate of Icelandic jarteikn, Danish jærtegn.

Noun

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järtecken n

  1. omen (usually in the more literal sense)

Declension

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