ostyrig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ostyrogher, from Middle Low German unstürich. By surface analysis, o- +‎ styra +‎ -ig.

Adjective

ostyrig (comparative ostyrigare, superlative ostyrigast)

  1. unruly, rambunctious

Declension

Inflection of ostyrig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ostyrig ostyrigare ostyrigast
neuter singular ostyrigt ostyrigare ostyrigast
plural ostyriga ostyrigare ostyrigast
masculine plural2 ostyrige ostyrigare ostyrigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ostyrige ostyrigare ostyrigaste
all ostyriga ostyrigare ostyrigaste

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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