"Svend" meaning in Danish

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Proper name

IPA: /sʋɛnd/, /sfɛnt/
Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Icelandic Sveinn, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|da|non|Sveinn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse Sveinn, {{inh+|da|non|Sveinn}} Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn, {{cog|fo|Sveinur}} Faroese Sveinur, {{cog|is|Sveinn}} Icelandic Sveinn, {{cog|nn|Svein}} Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, {{cog|sv|Sven}} Swedish Sven, {{cog|en|Sweyn}} English Sweyn, {{cog|fi|Soini}} Finnish Soini Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Svend
  1. a male given name from Old Norse Derived forms: Svendsen [surname]
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