vederhäftig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish vidherhæftogher, superficially similar to veder- + häftig, but more likely influenced by Danish vederhæftig from older Old Swedish vederhættig (“who has something to put as collateral”), after Old Swedish viþerhætta and Old Swedish hætta viþer.
Adjective
[edit]vederhäftig (comparative vederhäftigare, superlative vederhäftigast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of vederhäftig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vederhäftig | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigast |
Neuter singular | vederhäftigt | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigast |
Plural | vederhäftiga | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigast |
Masculine plural3 | vederhäftige | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | vederhäftige | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigaste |
All | vederhäftiga | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigaste |
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 |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- vederhäftig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vederhäftig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vederhäftig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- veder- in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)