osvuren
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]o- + svuren, used since 1738.
Adjective
[edit]osvuren (not comparable)
- unsworn, not promised by swearing an oath, deniable, preliminary
- osvuret är bäst
- better not to promise (something you don't know whether you can hold; literally: unsworn is best)
- Allt oförsökt är bäst att ha osvuret.
- All untried is better to have unsworn.
- osvuret är bäst
Declension
[edit]Inflection of osvuren | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | osvuren | — | — |
Neuter singular | osvuret | — | — |
Plural | osvurna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | osvurne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | osvurne | — | — |
All | osvurna | — | — |
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 |