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Swedish
Etymology
hand (“hand”) + löst (“-less”)
Adverb
handlöst (comparative handlöstare, superlative handlöstast)
- without (much) control over the movement (e.g. unable to break a fall), head over heels, helplessly
Han föll handlöst- He fell head over heels / helplessly
- (figuratively) head over heels
De föll handlöst för varandra- They fell head over heels for each other
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