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jungfru

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Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish iūmfrū, from Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú from Middle Low German junkvruwe.

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Noun

jungfru c

  1. a young (unmarried) woman, a young lady
    jungfru Marion
    Lady Marion
    Jeanne d’Arc, även kallad Jungfrun av Orléans
    Saint Joan of Arc or The Maid of Orléans
  2. a virgin
    till en jungfru som var trolovad med en man vid namn Josef, av Davids hus; och jungfruns namn var Maria.
    To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary. (Luke 1:27)
    hon förblev jungfru hela livet
    she remained a virgin all her life
  3. a girl, a maid, a female servant
  4. (historical) an old measure of volume, equal to 8.2 centilitres
  5. Virgo (star sign)
  6. Short for jungfrukammare (maid's room).

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

See also

More information Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text) ...

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