allehanda

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • allahanda

Etymology

From Old Swedish allra handa (“of all sorts”) and Old Swedish alla handa (“of all sorts”), the plural genitive of all and hand. Compare Icelandic allra handa, Danish allehaande, Dutch allerhande, German allerhand, Norwegian allehånde.

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Adjective

allehanda (not comparable)

  1. miscellaneous, all kinds of, various and sundry

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