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

Emoji

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