övervåld

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • excessive violence, too much violence than what is necessary

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ivirvald inherited from Old Norse yfirvald compound from Swedish över (over, above, upper) + Swedish våld (violence, force).

Origin

Swedish

våld

Gloss

violence, force

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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