välboren

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse velborinn, equivalent to väl +‎ boren, literally "well-born".

Adjective

välboren (not comparable)

  1. a noble title. Higher than the svenne-class but lower than greve and friherre

Declension

Inflection of välboren
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular välboren — —
neuter singular välboret — —
plural välborna — —
masculine plural2 välborne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 välborne — —
all välborna — —

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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