halvdan

See also: Hálvdan

Swedish

Etymology

halv +‎ dan, originally literally "half-done". Compare English do by halves.

Adjective

halvdan (comparative mer halvdan, superlative mest halvdan)

1. mediocre, sloppy, not fully satisfactory, "meh"

Declension

Inflection of halvdan
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	halvdan	mer halvdan	mest halvdan
Neuter singular	halvdant	mer halvdant	mest halvdant
Plural	halvdana	mer halvdana	mest halvdana
Masculine plural3	halvdane	mer halvdana	mest halvdana
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	halvdane	mer halvdane	mest halvdane
All	halvdana	mer halvdana	mest halvdana
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

References

• halvdan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• halvdan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• halvdan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)