oförtövad

Swedish

Etymology

From o- +‎ förtövad, from the past participle of förtöva, known from Old Swedish ofortövadher, cognate with Middle Low German unvortogen.

Adjective

oförtövad (not comparable)

1. restless, without delay, immediate

Usage notes

• Even though SAOL 13th ed. lists this as an adjective, it seems to be very uncommon in literature. Far more common is the adverb oförtövat. Hellquist describes the adverb, and mentiones the adjective at the end of the article.

Declension

Inflection of oförtövad

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	oförtövad	—	—
neuter singular	oförtövat	—	—
plural	oförtövade	—	—
masculine plural2	oförtövade	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	oförtövade	—	—
all	oförtövade	—	—

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.

Synonyms

• ofördröjlig
• omedelbar

References

• oförtövad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• oförtövad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• töva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)