fågelfri

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Compound of fågel (“bird”) +‎ fri (“free”).

Adjective

fågelfri (not comparable)

  1. To be free from birds.

Etymology 2

Calque of German vogelfrei, equivalent to fågel +‎ fri. Cognate of Danish fuglefri.

Adjective

fågelfri (not comparable)

  1. (historical) outlawed, proscribed
    Synonym: fredlös
    • 1792 September 3, “Paris d. 19 Aug. [Paris the 19 Aug.]”, in Götheborgs Tidningar, page 2:
      Hr Dumouriez har i Fayettes ſtaͤlle, ſom blifvit foͤrklarad fogelfri, fått befaͤlet oͤfwer hans Armee.
      Mr. Dumouriez has in place of Fayette, who has been declared an outlaw, assumed command over his army.
Declension
Inflection of fågelfri
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fågelfri — —
neuter singular fågelfritt — —
plural fågelfria — —
masculine plural2 fågelfrie — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fågelfrie — —
all fågelfria — —

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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