Meaning of sviger | Babel Free

Definitions

traitor, faithless individual

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Examples

“Knud blev rød som Blod, og svarede: Du Drottens Svigere, ...”

Knud became red as blood, and replied: You traitors to the king, ...

“... kaldte dem navne som tølpere, svigere, djævle og døgenigte, ...”

... called them names like villains, faithless people, devils and lazybones, ...

“Hun har gjort det til mit Livs Stolthed selv at prøve at være ordholdende og ikke regne Løgnere og Svigere for noget.”

She has made it the pride of my life to try, myself, to be a person who keeps my word, and count liars and traitors for nothing.

“Fra Sønden hørtes disse Svigere at have brudt Freden.”

From the south, these treacherous people were heard to have broken the peace.

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