osvuren

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ svuren, used since 1738.

Adjective

osvuren (not comparable)

  1. unsworn, not promised by swearing an oath, deniable, preliminary
    osvuret är bäst
    better not to promise (something you don't know whether you can hold; literally: unsworn is best)
    Allt oförsökt är bäst att ha osvuret.
    All untried is better to have unsworn.

Declension

Inflection of osvuren
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular osvuren — —
neuter singular osvuret — —
plural osvurna — —
masculine plural2 osvurne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 osvurne — —
all osvurna — —

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.

References

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