övergiva
övergiva is a Swedish verb with several related meanings that broadly involve the act of giving up or handing over something. At its core, the term denotes the transfer of ownership, property, or responsibility from one party to another. In everyday language, övergiva can refer to simple acts such as giving a child a toy or volunteering a skill, as well as more formal actions such as handing over a key or entrusting a task to another person.
In a legal context, övergiva is used to describe the process of formally transferring property or rights,
Etymologically, the word derives from the Old Norse augr (“to give”) combined with the prefix “över” (over,
Modern Swedish usage of övergiva remains widespread, especially in contexts where responsibility or possession is being