syssla

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a task, a job, a duty
  • (dated) a profession, an employment

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish sȳsla inherited from Old Norse sýsla (busyness, business, work) inherited from Proto-Germanic *seuhslō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*seuhslō

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