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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)