välboren

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse velborinn, equivalent to väl +‎ boren, literally "well-born".

Adjective

välboren (not comparable)

  1. a noble title. Higher than the svenne-class but lower than greve and friherre

Declension
Inflection of välboren
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular välboren — —
Neuter singular välboret — —
Plural välborna — —
Masculine plural3 välborne — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 välborne — —
All välborna — —
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
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