bräddfull

Swedish

Etymology

brädd +‎ full, used since 1642.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɛdːfʉl/

Adjective

bräddfull (not comparable)

  1. brimful, topfull, completely full, packed full, almost overflowing
    din själ har hällts bräddfull av jagande fasor
    your soul has been poured brimful of haunting fears
    • Shakespeare, Macbeth, act I, scene 5, Hagberg's translation
      Fyllen mig Från topp till tå bräddfull med värsta grymhet Och gören tjockt mitt blod
      And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty, Make thick my blood

Declension

Inflection of bräddfull
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bräddfull — —
neuter singular bräddfullt — —
plural bräddfulla — —
masculine plural2 bräddfulle — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bräddfulle — —
all bräddfulla — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

  • bräddfylld

References

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