Likely compound of eld and the past participle of the rarely attested verb fänga (“catch”). Compare befängd.
eldfängd (comparative mer eldfängd, superlative mest eldfängd)
Inflection of eldfängd | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | eldfängd | mer eldfängd | mest eldfängd |
Neuter singular | eldfängt | mer eldfängt | mest eldfängt |
Plural | eldfängda | mer eldfängda | mest eldfängda |
Masculine plural3 | eldfängde | mer eldfängda | mest eldfängda |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | eldfängde | mer eldfängde | mest eldfängde |
All | eldfängda | mer eldfängda | mest eldfängda |
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 |