fredlös

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish friþløs, equivalent to fred (“peace”) +‎ -lös (“-less”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfreːdˌløːs/
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Adjective

fredlös (comparative fredlösare, superlative fredlösast)

  1. outlawed
    Synonym: fågelfri
    att förklara någon fredlös
    to outlaw someone
    (literally, “to declare someone outlawed”)
  2. (nominalized) an outlaw
    Synonym: varg i veum

Declension

Inflection of fredlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fredlös fredlösare fredlösast
neuter singular fredlöst fredlösare fredlösast
plural fredlösa fredlösare fredlösast
masculine plural2 fredlöse fredlösare fredlösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fredlöse fredlösare fredlösaste
all fredlösa fredlösare fredlösaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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