løs

See also: -løs and Appendix:Variations of "los"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lauss.

Adjective

løs (neuter løst, plural and definite singular attributive løse, comparative løsere, superlative (predicative) løsest, superlative (attributive) løseste)

1. loose, not tight

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lauss through Danish løs.

Alternative forms

• laus (Nynorsk also)

Adjective

løs (neuter singular løst, definite singular and plural løse, comparative løsere, indefinite superlative løsest, definite superlative løseste)

1. free (unconstrained)
2. loose
3. flimsy

Derived terms

• løslate
• løsrive
• løsunge

Etymology 2

Verb

løs

1. imperative of løse

References

• “løs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

Adjective

lø̄s

1. loose, free
2. unchecked, unstoppable
3. soft, flexible
4. dissolved
5. powdered

Declension

Declension of lø̄s (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lø̄s	lø̄s	lø̄st
accusative	lø̄san	lø̄sa	lø̄st
dative	lø̄sum lø̄som	lø̄si, -e lø̄si, -e	lø̄su lø̄so
genitive	lø̄s	lø̄sar	lø̄s
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lø̄sir lø̄ser	lø̄sar	lø̄s
accusative	lø̄sa	lø̄sar	lø̄s
dative	lø̄sum lø̄som	lø̄sum lø̄som	lø̄sum lø̄som
genitive	lø̄sa lø̄sa	lø̄sa lø̄sa	lø̄sa lø̄sa

Declension of lø̄s (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lø̄si, -e	lø̄sa	lø̄sa
accusative	lø̄sa	lø̄su, -o	lø̄sa
dative	lø̄sa	lø̄su, -o	lø̄sa
genitive	lø̄sa	lø̄su, -o	lø̄sa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o
accusative	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o
dative	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o
genitive	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o	lø̄su, -o

Descendants

• Swedish: lös