välboren

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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välboren (not comparable)

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

Declension

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Inflection of välboren
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular välboren
Neuter singular välboret
Plural välborna
Masculine plural3 välborne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 välborne
All välborna
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic