mutkolv

Swedish

Etymology

First attested 1733. Probably a corruption of mutkorv, from muta (“bribe”) + korv, an archaic nickname for policemen and warders.

Noun

mutkolv c

1. (colloquial) A person who takes bribes.

Declension

Declension of mutkolv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mutkolv	mutkolvs
	definite	mutkolven	mutkolvens
plural	indefinite	mutkolvar	mutkolvars
	definite	mutkolvarna	mutkolvarnas

References

• http://www.ne.se/sve/mutkolv (fetched 2011-01-15)