bandhund

Swedish

Etymology

band +‎ hund. Attested since 1582. Compare Danish lænkehund, German Kettenhund.

Noun

bandhund c

1. bandog (dog that has been tied up)
2. (figurative) quarrelsome person

   skälla som en bandhund

   quarrel furiously

   (literally, “bark like a bandog”)

Declension

Declension of bandhund
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bandhund	bandhunden	bandhundar	bandhundarna
Genitive	bandhunds	bandhundens	bandhundars	bandhundarnas

References

• bandhund in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bandhund in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bandhund in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)