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Icelandic
Pronoun
allra
- masculine/feminine/neuter genitive plural of allur
Old Norse
Adjective
allra
- genitive plural of allr
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish aldra, the genitive plural of all, from Old Norse allr. Originally "of all" or "among all".
Pronunciation
Adverb
allra
- the very, to the highest degree, most of all (used before a superlative)
Du är allra bäst- You are the very best
Den röda är allra störst- The red one is the very largest
1962, Gullan Bornemark (lyrics and music), “Min ponny [My pony]”, in Gumman i lådan ["Jill in the box" (see gubben i lådan and gumma)]:På fyra ben går den som jag gillar allra bäst. Gillar, gillar, gillar allra mest. Jag sitter på hans rygg för det är min lilla häst. Är min lilla häst.- On four legs walks the one that I like the very most . Like the, like the, like the very most. I sit on his back because it is my little horse. Is my little horse.
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