medfaren
Swedish
Etymology
Originally the past participle of now archaic medfara (“handle; care for”).
Adjective
medfaren (not comparable)
- damaged, worn out
- illa medfaren
- badly damaged
Declension
| Inflection of medfaren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | medfaren | — | — |
| Neuter singular | medfaret | — | — |
| Plural | medfarna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | medfarne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | medfarne | — | — |
| All | medfarna | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
- sliten
References
- medfaren in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- medfaren in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- medfaren in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)