allehanda
Swedish
Alternative forms
- allahanda
Etymology
From Old Swedish allra handa (“of all sorts”) and Old Swedish alla handa (“of all sorts”), the plural genitive of all and hand. Compare Icelandic allra handa, Danish allehaande, Dutch allerhande, German allerhand, Norwegian allehånde.
Adjective
allehanda (not comparable)
- miscellaneous, all kinds of, various and sundry
Synonyms
- allsköns
- blandad
- diverse
References
- allehanda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- allehanda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- allehanda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)