vederhäftig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vidherhæftogher, superficially similar to veder- +‎ häftig, but more likely influenced by Danish vederhæftig from older Old Swedish vederhættig (“who has something to put as collateral”), after Old Swedish viþerhætta and Old Swedish hætta viþer.

Adjective

vederhäftig (comparative vederhäftigare, superlative vederhäftigast)

  1. reliable, trustworthy

Declension

Inflection of vederhäftig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vederhäftig vederhäftigare vederhäftigast
neuter singular vederhäftigt vederhäftigare vederhäftigast
plural vederhäftiga vederhäftigare vederhäftigast
masculine plural2 vederhäftige vederhäftigare vederhäftigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vederhäftige vederhäftigare vederhäftigaste
all vederhäftiga vederhäftigare vederhäftigaste

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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