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Swedish
Etymology
By surface analysis, reda (“take care of (oneself), order”) + -lös (“-less”). Likely from Middle Low German redelōs. If so, the first syllable is closer in meaning to rädda (“rescue”), thus originally "helpless". Compare origin of Dutch reddeloos, German rettlos, Icelandic reiðalauss.
Adjective
redlös (not comparable)
- very drunk, perhaps to the point of not being able to take care of oneself
- (nautical, of a vessel) disabled (unmaneuverable)
Båten drev redlöst- The boat was adrift
Usage notes
Often as "redlöst berusad" in (sense 1).
Inflection
| Inflection of redlös
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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redlös
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| Neuter singular
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redlöst
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| Plural
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redlösa
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| Masculine plural3
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redlöse
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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redlöse
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| All
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redlösa
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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
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