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serf in Norwegian

serf in Norwegian is leilending, livegen — serf means a peasant tied to a piece of land under a feudal lord, obliged to work it but with very limited personal freedoms.

serf in Norwegian

leilending
noun
A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.
livegen
noun
A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

What does "serf" mean?

  1. noun A peasant tied to a piece of land under a feudal lord, obliged to work it but with very limited personal freedoms.
    "Serfs in medieval Europe could not leave the land they worked without their lord's permission."
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serf in a sentence

  • Serfs in medieval Europe could not leave the land they worked without their lord's permission.

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What is "serf" in Norwegian?

"serf" in Norwegian is leilending, livegen. serf means: A peasant tied to a piece of land under a feudal lord, obliged to work it but with very limited personal freedoms.

How do you use "serf" in a sentence?

Example: "Serfs in medieval Europe could not leave the land they worked without their lord's permission." In Norwegian, "serf" is leilending, livegen.

Are there other ways to say "serf" in Norwegian?

Yes — Norwegian has 2 translations listed for "serf": leilending, livegen.

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