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Swedish

noun

Definitions

Carrion, carcass (of an animal killed by a predator).
(slang) An inconsiderate or otherwise contemptible person.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German âs.

Origin

Middle Low German

âs

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aasa Finnish
aasainusko Finnish
aasainuskoinen Finnish
ås Norwegian Bokmål
*ansaz Proto-Germanic
*ansuz Proto-Germanic
asgarva Swedish
garva Swedish
ås Swedish
ås Norwegian Nynorsk
Ásgarðr Old Norse
áss Old Norse
as Danish
ås Danish
ás Icelandic
ásur Faroese
âs Middle Low German
ǫs Elfdalian