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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German drîstich, from drîste +‎ -ich, from Old Saxon thrīsti, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī. By surface analysis, driste +‎ -ig.

Adjective

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dristig

  1. bold, daring

Inflection

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Inflection of dristig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular dristig dristigere dristigst2
indefinite neuter singular dristigt dristigere dristigst2
plural dristige dristigere dristigst2
definite attributive1 dristige dristigere dristigste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German drîstich, from drîste +‎ -ich, from Old Saxon thrīsti, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī. By surface analysis, drista +‎ -ig.

Adjective

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dristig (comparative dristigare, superlative dristigast)

  1. bold, daring

Declension

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Inflection of dristig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular dristig dristigare dristigast
neuter singular dristigt dristigare dristigast
plural dristiga dristigare dristigast
masculine plural2 dristige dristigare dristigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 dristige dristigare dristigaste
all dristiga dristigare dristigaste

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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