åldfru

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German olt, genitive oldes, German alt (“old”) and fru (“wife, woman”).

Noun

åldfru c

  1. housekeeper at a castle

Declension
Declension of åldfru 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative åldfru åldfrun åldfruar åldfruarna
Genitive åldfrus åldfruns åldfruars åldfruarnas

References
  • Prismas främmande ord (1984), →ISBN
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