givmild
Swedish
Etymology
Equivalent to giva + mild, from Old Swedish giæfmilder, from Old Norse gjafmildr (“open-handed”). Cognate of Danish gavmild.
Declension
| Inflection of givmild | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | givmild | givmildare | givmildast |
| Neuter singular | givmilt | givmildare | givmildast |
| Plural | givmilda | givmildare | givmildast |
| Masculine plural3 | givmilde | givmildare | givmildast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | givmilde | givmildare | givmildaste |
| All | givmilda | givmildare | givmildaste |
| 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
References
- givmild in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- givmild in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- givmild in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- giäfmilder in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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