åtrå
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- desire; want
Etymology
Compound from Swedish å (river, stream, creek, on, in, at) + Swedish trå (desire)inherited from Old Norse þrá (longing, desire, a throe, struggle).
Origin
Old Norse
þrá
Gloss
longing, desire, a throe, struggle
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
欲