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armod

noun masculine or femininesubstantiv hankjønn eller hunkjønn

EtymologyOpphav

etter lavtysk, jamfør norrønt armǿða ‘møde’; av arm (II)wretched, pitiable · poor, destitute after Low German, compare Old Norse armǿða 'hardship'; from arm (II)wretched, pitiable · poor, destitute

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

fattigdompoverty, nøddistress · want, hardship povertyfattigdom, want, hardshipnød
  • før var det mye armod blant folk in the past there was a great deal of destitution among the people