"sveinn" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; separate; apart”), properly one's own. Other reflexes of PG *swainaz include Old English swān (modern English swain), Old High German swein. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*swainaz||relative, young man, servant}} Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”), {{inh|non|ine-pro|*swé||oneself; separate; apart}} Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; separate; apart”), {{cog|ang|swān}} Old English swān, {{cog|en|swain}} English swain, {{cog|goh|swein}} Old High German swein Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} sveinn m, {{non-noun|m|sveins|sveinar}} sveinn m (genitive sveins, plural sveinar) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=sveinana|api=sveina|asd=sveininn|asi=svein|dpd=sveinunum|dpi=sveinum|dsd=sveininum|dsi=sveini|gpd=sveinanna|gpi=sveina|gsd=sveinsins|gsi=sveins|npd=sveinarnir|npi=sveinar|nsd=sveinninn|nsi=sveinn|title=sveinn}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinn|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinninn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svein|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveininn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveina|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveini|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveininum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveins|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveina|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|sveinanna|gpd}} Forms: sveins [genitive], sveinar [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sveinn [indefinite, nominative, singular], sveinninn [definite, nominative, singular], sveinar [indefinite, nominative, plural], sveinarnir [definite, nominative, plural], svein [accusative, indefinite, singular], sveininn [accusative, definite, singular], sveina [accusative, indefinite, plural], sveinana [accusative, definite, plural], sveini [dative, indefinite, singular], sveininum [dative, definite, singular], sveinum [dative, indefinite, plural], sveinunum [dative, definite, plural], sveins [genitive, indefinite, singular], sveinsins [definite, genitive, singular], sveina [genitive, indefinite, plural], sveinanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. boy, lad Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sveinn-non-noun-5GNh4AeY
  2. servant, lackey Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sveinn-non-noun-pvvHLHqf

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "sveinn"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: sveinn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: sveinn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "sveinur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: sveinur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: sveinur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "svein",
            "3": ";",
            "4": "sveidn<q:dialectal>"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svein; (dialectal) sveidn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svein; (dialectal) sveidn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "svein",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: svein",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: svein"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "sven",
            "3": "svæn",
            "alt": "svēn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: svēn, svæn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: svēn, svæn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "sven"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: sven",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: sven"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "swen"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: swen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: swen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "svend"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: svend",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: svend"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "svenn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: svenn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: svenn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "sweġen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old English: sweġen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old English: sweġen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "swayn"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: swayn, sweine, sweyn, sueyn, swain, sweyn, swein, swaine, sweyne, swane\nEnglish: swain\nScots: swaine, swane",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: swayn, sweine, sweyn, sueyn, swain, sweyn, swein, swaine, sweyne, swane\nEnglish: swain\nScots: swaine, swane"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swainaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "relative, young man, servant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swé",
        "4": "",
        "5": "oneself; separate; apart"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; separate; apart”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "swān"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English swān",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "swain"
      },
      "expansion": "English swain",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swein"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swein",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; separate; apart”), properly one's own.\nOther reflexes of PG *swainaz include Old English swān (modern English swain), Old High German swein.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sveins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-blank-full",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveininn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveininum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sveinn m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "sveins",
        "3": "sveinar"
      },
      "expansion": "sveinn m (genitive sveins, plural sveinar)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "sveinana",
        "api": "sveina",
        "asd": "sveininn",
        "asi": "svein",
        "dpd": "sveinunum",
        "dpi": "sveinum",
        "dsd": "sveininum",
        "dsi": "sveini",
        "gpd": "sveinanna",
        "gpi": "sveina",
        "gsd": "sveinsins",
        "gsi": "sveins",
        "npd": "sveinarnir",
        "npi": "sveinar",
        "nsd": "sveinninn",
        "nsi": "sveinn",
        "title": "sveinn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinn",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinninn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinarnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svein",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveininn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveina",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveini",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveininum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveins",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveina",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boy, lad"
      ],
      "id": "en-sveinn-non-noun-5GNh4AeY",
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "lad",
          "lad"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "servant, lackey"
      ],
      "id": "en-sveinn-non-noun-pvvHLHqf",
      "links": [
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
        [
          "lackey",
          "lackey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sveinn"
}
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    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse masculine nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters"
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "sveinn"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: sveinn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: sveinn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "sveinur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: sveinur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: sveinur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "svein",
            "3": ";",
            "4": "sveidn<q:dialectal>"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svein; (dialectal) sveidn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svein; (dialectal) sveidn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "svein",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: svein",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: svein"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "sven",
            "3": "svæn",
            "alt": "svēn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: svēn, svæn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: svēn, svæn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "sven"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: sven",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: sven"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "swen"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: swen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: swen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "svend"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: svend",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: svend"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "svenn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: svenn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: svenn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "sweġen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old English: sweġen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old English: sweġen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "swayn"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: swayn, sweine, sweyn, sueyn, swain, sweyn, swein, swaine, sweyne, swane\nEnglish: swain\nScots: swaine, swane",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: swayn, sweine, sweyn, sueyn, swain, sweyn, swein, swaine, sweyne, swane\nEnglish: swain\nScots: swaine, swane"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swainaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "relative, young man, servant"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swé",
        "4": "",
        "5": "oneself; separate; apart"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; separate; apart”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "swān"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English swān",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "swain"
      },
      "expansion": "English swain",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swein"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swein",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; separate; apart”), properly one's own.\nOther reflexes of PG *swainaz include Old English swān (modern English swain), Old High German swein.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sveins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-blank-full",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveininn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveininum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sveinanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sveinn m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "sveins",
        "3": "sveinar"
      },
      "expansion": "sveinn m (genitive sveins, plural sveinar)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "sveinana",
        "api": "sveina",
        "asd": "sveininn",
        "asi": "svein",
        "dpd": "sveinunum",
        "dpi": "sveinum",
        "dsd": "sveininum",
        "dsi": "sveini",
        "gpd": "sveinanna",
        "gpi": "sveina",
        "gsd": "sveinsins",
        "gsi": "sveins",
        "npd": "sveinarnir",
        "npi": "sveinar",
        "nsd": "sveinninn",
        "nsi": "sveinn",
        "title": "sveinn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinn",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinninn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinarnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svein",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveininn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveina",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveini",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveininum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveins",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveina",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sveinanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boy, lad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "lad",
          "lad"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "servant, lackey"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
        [
          "lackey",
          "lackey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sveinn"
}

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