osalig

Swedish

Etymology

From o- (“un-”) +‎ salig (“blessed”). Attested since 1529. Compare Old English unsælig.

Adjective

osalig (comparative osaligare, superlative osaligast)

(often nominalized) excluded from the kingdom of God, unblessed
(idiomatic, in "som en osalig ande" (like an unblessed spirit)) restlessly, erratically (of movement)
vandra runt som en osalig ande
pace restlessly
An intensifier; unholy (from jocular reversal of salig)
en osalig röra
an unholy mess

Declension

Inflection of **osalig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	osalig	osaligare	osaligast
neuter singular	osaligt	osaligare	osaligast
plural	osaliga	osaligare	osaligast
masculine plural²	osalige	osaligare	osaligast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	osalige	osaligare	osaligaste
all	osaliga	osaligare	osaligaste

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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