befängd

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish befængdher (possessed by an evil spirit), the past participle of Old Swedish befængia (to apprehend). Compare the word eldfängd. Cognate of German befangen and Dutch bevangen.

Adjective

befängd (comparative befängdare, superlative befängdast)

  1. preposterous, ridiculous
    en befängd ursäkta preposterous excuse

Declension

Inflection of befängd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular befängd befängdare befängdast
neuter singular befängt befängdare befängdast
plural befängda befängdare befängdast
masculine plural2 befängde befängdare befängdast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 befängde befängdare befängdaste
all befängda befängdare befängdaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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