väderbiten

Swedish

Etymology

From väder (“weather”) +‎ biten (“bitten”). Compare English weather-bitten. First attested in 1734.

Adjective

väderbiten (not comparable)

  1. weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered
    en gammal väderbiten fiskare
    an old weather-beaten fisherman
    hans väderbitna ansikte
    his weather-beaten face
    en väderbiten stuga på en klippa
    a weatherworn cottage on a cliff

Declension

Inflection of väderbiten
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular väderbiten — —
neuter singular väderbitet — —
plural väderbitna — —
masculine plural2 väderbitne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 väderbitne — —
all väderbitna — —

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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