arvinge

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ærvinge, arvinge, from Old Norse erfingi. Attested on Ängbystenen as ᛁᚱᚠᛦᚴᛦ (irfʀkʀ).

Noun

arvinge c

1. heir, heiress, inheritor

Declension

Declension of arvinge

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	arvinge	arvinges
	definite	arvingen	arvingens
plural	indefinite	arvingar	arvingars
	definite	arvingarna	arvingarnas

Synonyms

• arvtagare
• arvtagerska

Derived terms

• bröstarvinge
• tronarvinge

Related terms

• arv (“inheritance”)

References

• arvinge in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• arvinge in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• arvinge in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• angiver, givaren