Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Swedish ostyrogher, from Middle Low German unstürich. By surface analysis, o- +‎ styra +‎ -ig.

Adjective edit

ostyrig (comparative ostyrigare, superlative ostyrigast)

  1. unruly, rambunctious

Declension edit

Inflection of ostyrig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ostyrig ostyrigare ostyrigast
Neuter singular ostyrigt ostyrigare ostyrigast
Plural ostyriga ostyrigare ostyrigast
Masculine plural3 ostyrige ostyrigare ostyrigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ostyrige ostyrigare ostyrigaste
All ostyriga ostyrigare ostyrigaste
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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