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Swedish
Etymology
Affix of hundfila (“scold; chide”) + -ad (“-ed”).
Likely in the sense "taken a toll on" or "been tough on".
Adjective
hundfilad (not comparable)
- worn, ragged
1861 April 12, Charles Dickens, “Lysande Utsikter [Great Expectations]”, in Nya Dagligt Allehanda, page 2:Sedan de mottagit anfallet med alla tecken till gäckeri och förakt, stälde barnen sig i en rad och läto under ett oredigt mummel en hundörad och hundfilad bok gå ur hand i hand.- After receiving the attack with all signs of mockery and contempt, the children lined up and, amidst a chaotic murmur, let a dog-eared and ragged book pass from hand to hand.
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Participle
hundfilad
- past participle of hundfila