Framhävd

Framhävd is a Swedish past participle of the verb framhäva, meaning to emphasize, highlight, or foreground something. The term denotes that a point or element has been presented as important by the author or speaker. Its etymology reflects the act of raising something forward into attention: fram- meaning forward, häva meaning to raise.

In usage, framhävd is common in formal or academic Swedish and functions as an adjective or in passive-like constructions to indicate emphasis. It can modify a noun, signaling that the described aspect has been highlighted in the discourse, or appear in predicates to indicate that the author has stressed a particular point. The exact form of the participle adapts to the grammatical context, as with other participles, and is typically found in written rather than colloquial language.

Nuance and comparison with related terms: framhävd carries a sense of deliberate emphasis by the author or presenter, rather than merely asserting a claim. It is distinct from hävdad or påstådd, which emphasize assertion or claim without inherently signaling emphasis in the presentation itself. Framhävd suggests an intentional highlighting or foregrounding of a point within a larger argument or narrative.

See also: framhäva, betona, lyfta fram, hävda, påstå. These terms cover related ways of drawing attention to a point, either through explicit emphasis (framhäva, betona) or through assertion (hävda, påstå).