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osvuren

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Swedish

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Etymology

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o- +‎ svuren, used since 1738.

Adjective

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osvuren (not (comparable))

  1. unsworn, not promised by swearing an oath, deniable, preliminary
    osvuret är bäst
    better not to promise (something you don't know whether you can hold; literally: unsworn is best)
    Allt oförsökt är bäst att ha osvuret.
    All untried is better to have unsworn.

Declension

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Inflection of osvuren
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular osvuren
neuter singular osvuret
plural osvurna
masculine plural2 osvurne
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 osvurne
all osvurna

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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