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fågelfri

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Compound of fågel (bird) +‎ fri (free).

Adjective

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fågelfri (not comparable)

  1. To be free from birds.

Etymology 2

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Calque of German vogelfrei, equivalent to fågel +‎ fri. Cognate of Danish fuglefri.

Adjective

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fågelfri (not comparable)

  1. (historical) outlawed, proscribed
    Synonym: fredlös
    • 1792 September 3, “Paris d. 19 Aug. [Paris the 19 Aug.]”, in Götheborgs Tidningar, page 2:
      Hr Dumouriez har i Fayettes ſtaͤlle, ſom blifvit foͤrklarad fogelfri, fått befaͤlet oͤfwer hans Armee.
      Mr. Dumouriez has in place of Fayette, who has been declared an outlaw, assumed command over his army.
Declension
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Inflection of fågelfri
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fågelfri
neuter singular fågelfritt
plural fågelfria
masculine plural2 fågelfrie
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fågelfrie
all fågelfria

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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