rusttjänst

Swedish

Etymology

Originally russtjänst or rosstiänst, from German Rossdienst, both from the Old Swedish word russ and the German word Ross + tjänst. Later connected with the verb rusta.

Noun

rusttjänst c

  1. The duty of the noblemen of medieval Sweden to provide for the cavalry, in lieu of other taxes.

Declension
Declension of rusttjänst 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rusttjänst rusttjänsten rusttjänster rusttjänsterna
Genitive rusttjänsts rusttjänstens rusttjänsters rusttjänsternas

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