osalig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From o- (“un-”) + salig (“blessed”). Attested since 1529. Compare Old English unsælig.
Adjective
[edit]osalig (comparative osaligare, superlative osaligast)
- (often nominalized) excluded from the kingdom of God, unblessed
- (idiomatic, in "som en osalig ande" (like an unblessed spirit)) restlessly, erratically (of movement)
- vandra runt som en osalig ande
- pace restlessly
- An intensifier; unholy (from jocular reversal of salig)
- en osalig röra
- an unholy mess
Declension
[edit]Inflection of osalig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | osalig | osaligare | osaligast |
Neuter singular | osaligt | osaligare | osaligast |
Plural | osaliga | osaligare | osaligast |
Masculine plural3 | osalige | osaligare | osaligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | osalige | osaligare | osaligaste |
All | osaliga | osaligare | osaligaste |
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 |