oförtövad

Swedish

Etymology

From o- +‎ förtövad, from the past participle of förtöva, known from Old Swedish ofortövadher, cognate with Middle Low German unvortogen.

Adjective

oförtövad (not comparable)

  1. restless, without delay, immediate

Usage notes

  • Even though SAOL 13th ed. lists this as an adjective, it seems to be very uncommon in literature. Far more common is the adverb oförtövat. Hellquist describes the adverb, and mentiones the adjective at the end of the article.

Declension

Inflection of oförtövad
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oförtövad — —
neuter singular oförtövat — —
plural oförtövade — —
masculine plural2 oförtövade — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oförtövade — —
all oförtövade — —

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.

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