redlös

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, reda (“take care of (oneself), order”) +‎ -lös (“-less”). Likely from Middle Low German redelōs. If so, the first syllable is closer in meaning to rädda (“rescue”), thus originally "helpless". Compare origin of Dutch reddeloos, German rettlos, Icelandic reiðalauss.

Adjective

redlös (not comparable)

  2. very drunk, perhaps to the point of not being able to take care of oneself
  3. (nautical, of a vessel) disabled (unmaneuverable)
    Båten drev redlöst
    The boat was adrift

Usage notes

Often as "redlöst berusad" in (sense 1).

Inflection

Inflection of redlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular redlös — —
neuter singular redlöst — —
plural redlösa — —
masculine plural2 redlöse — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 redlöse — —
all redlösa — —

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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