landssvik

Norwegian Nynorsk

/lanssʋiːk/

pronu-note
Definitions
  • treason (the crime of betraying one’s own country)

Etymology

Compound from Norwegian Nynorsk land (country, land) + Norwegian Nynorsk svik (betrayal).

Origin

Norwegian Nynorsk

svik

Gloss

betrayal

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