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bräddfull

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Swedish

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Etymology

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brädd +‎ full, used since 1642.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bräddfull (not comparable)

  1. brimful, topfull, completely full, packed full, almost overflowing
    din själ har hällts bräddfull av jagande fasor
    your soul has been poured brimful of haunting fears
    • Shakespeare, Macbeth, act I, scene 5, Hagberg's translation
      Fyllen mig Från topp till tå bräddfull med värsta grymhet Och gören tjockt mitt blod
      And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty, Make thick my blood

Declension

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Inflection of bräddfull
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bräddfull
neuter singular bräddfullt
plural bräddfulla
masculine plural2 bräddfulle
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bräddfulle
all bräddfulla

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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