hemvärn

Swedish

Etymology

hem (“home”) +‎ värn (“defense”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk heimevern.

Noun

hemvärn n

1. (UK) home guard, (US) state defense forces (volunteer military reserve force, open to older people, of the entire organization or a local branch)

   Hon sökte till Hemvärnet i Luleå

   She applied for the Home Guard in Luleå

Declension

Declension of hemvärn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hemvärn	hemvärns
	definite	hemvärnet	hemvärnets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• hemvärnsman

See also

• lotta
• lottakår
• nationalgarde

References

• hemvärn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hemvärn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)