socken

See also: Socken

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sōkn, from Old Norse sókn, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz.

Noun

socken c

  1. a parish, a municipality; the geographic area of a state church parish, an administrative unit before the Swedish municipal reform of 1863, still used in folklore, local history and genealogy
  2. definite singular of sock

Declension
Declension of socken 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative socken socknen socknar socknarna
Genitive sockens socknens socknars socknarnas
  • sockengräns
  • sockenstuga
  • söcken
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