usel

See also: ușèl and ușël

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ūsǣl, ūsal, osæll, from Old Norse úsæll, from Proto-Norse *ᚢᚾᛊᚨᛚᛁᛉ (*unsāliz), Proto-Germanic *unsēliz, from *un- (“un-”) + *sēliz (“happy”). Equivalent to o- + säll.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʉːsɛl/
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Adjective

usel (comparative uslare, superlative uslast)

terribly bad, awfully bad

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

urusel
uselhet
usling

References

usel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
usel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
usel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
usel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

usle

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