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svili
Icelandic
/ˈsvɪːlɪ/
noun
Definitions
the husband of one's spouse's sibling; brother-in-law
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse svili.
Origin
Old Norse
svili
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
Cognates
*swelijō
Proto-Germanic
svili
Old Norse
kona
Icelandic
svilkona
Icelandic
*velji
Proto-Finnic
veļ
Livonian
Derived Terms
kona
svilkona