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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish byrdhogher, bördogher. Equivalent to börd + -ig
Adjective
bördig (comparative bördigare, superlative bördigast)
- fertile, rich (of soil)
en bördig dal- a fertile valley
- (not comparable) hailing from (coming from)
Hon är bördig från Gotland, men bor i Norrland- She hails from Gotland, but lives in Norrland
Usage notes
- (hailing from): Also as a suffix: "Hon är Gotlandsbördig" = "She hails from Gotland"
Declension
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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