halvdan

See also: Hálvdan

Swedish

Etymology

halv +‎ dan, originally literally "half-done". Compare English do by halves.

Adjective

halvdan (comparative mer halvdan, superlative mest halvdan)

  1. mediocre, sloppy, not fully satisfactory, "meh"

Declension
Inflection of halvdan
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular halvdan mer halvdan mest halvdan
Neuter singular halvdant mer halvdant mest halvdant
Plural halvdana mer halvdana mest halvdana
Masculine plural3 halvdane mer halvdana mest halvdana
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 halvdane mer halvdane mest halvdane
All halvdana mer halvdana mest halvdana
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
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