fredløs

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish frithløs, from Old Norse friðlaus.

Adjective

fredløs (neuter fredløst, plural and definite singular attributive fredløse)

  1. (law, historical, as a noun) which is an outlaw
  2. (figurative) peaceless, pursued, banished
Inflection
Inflection of fredløs
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular fredløs — —2
indefinite neuter singular fredløst — —2
plural fredløse — —2
definite attributive1 fredløse — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Misinterpretation of the plant's Greek name Λυσιμάχεια (Lusimákheia).

Noun

fredløs c (singular definite fredløsen, plural indefinite fredløs)

  1. a loosestrife, Lysimachia

Declension

Declension of fredløs
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fredløs fredløsen fredløs fredløsene
genitive fredløs' fredløsens fredløs' fredløsenes

References

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