slagrörd

Swedish

Etymology

slag +‎ rörd, where slag is a short form of slaganfall (medical stroke), used since 1730

Adjective

slagrörd (not comparable)

1. paralyzed, lame or partially immobile as a consequence of having suffered a (medical) stroke

   Thorstanus Johannis kommer heller icke i fråga på grund av att han vid sin år 1505 timade död hade nära 10 år såsom slagrörd legat i klostrets sjukhus (»paralyticus effectus decubuit in infirmitorio quasi ad X annos». Diar. Vadst)

   Thorstanus Johannis can also not be the right person, as he at his death in 1505 had spent 10 years as paralyzed from a stroke in the monastery's hospital (...)

   Modren, som låg i sängen, var slagrörd sedan två år, hade svag hörsel, och svårt att tala.

   The mother, who was in bed, was paralyzed from a stroke since two years, had weak hearing, and difficult to speak.

   Dessa bref hade den slagrörde liggande bredvid sig

   These letters, the paralyzed kept lying close to his side

Declension

Inflection of slagrörd

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	slagrörd	—	—
neuter singular	slagrört	—	—
plural	slagrörda	—	—
masculine plural2	slagrörde	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	slagrörde	—	—
all	slagrörda	—	—

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.

References

• slagrörd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slagrörd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• gördlars