oregerlig

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, o- +‎ regera +‎ -lig. Cognate of Danish uregerlig. First attested in 1626.

Adjective

oregerlig (comparative oregerligare, superlative oregerligast)

  1. unruly, rambunctious

Declension

Inflection of oregerlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oregerlig oregerligare oregerligast
neuter singular oregerligt oregerligare oregerligast
plural oregerliga oregerligare oregerligast
masculine plural2 oregerlige oregerligare oregerligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oregerlige oregerligare oregerligaste
all oregerliga oregerligare oregerligaste

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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