stelbent

Swedish

Etymology

stel (“stiff”) +‎ -bent (“legged”)

Adjective

stelbent (comparative stelbentare, superlative stelbentast)

1. (marked by) having stiff legs
2. (figuratively) rigid, overly formal

Declension

Inflection of stelbent
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	stelbent	stelbentare	stelbentast
Neuter singular	stelbent	stelbentare	stelbentast
Plural	stelbenta	stelbentare	stelbentast
Masculine plural3	stelbente	stelbentare	stelbentast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	stelbente	stelbentare	stelbentaste
All	stelbenta	stelbentare	stelbentaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

References

• stelbent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stelbent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stelbent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)