torp

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • (before 16th century) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
  • (16th century) Officially defined as a very small farm.
  • (17th century to early 20th century) A farm, rented from a larger land owner, where the rent was paid through work on the owner's land (dagsverken).
  • (after the 1940's) A small cottage in the countryside.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse þorp derived from Proto-Germanic *þurpą (village, estate, land, crowd, group).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þurpą

Gloss

village, estate, land, crowd, group

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

村

Emoji

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