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Etymology edit

From dygd +‎ -e- +‎ -sam. Cognate of Dutch deugdzaam.

Adjective edit

dygdesam (comparative dygdesammare, superlative dygdesammast)

  1. (archaic) virtuous
    Synonym: dygdig

Declension edit

Inflection of dygdesam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular dygdesam dygdesammare dygdesammast
Neuter singular dygdesamt dygdesammare dygdesammast
Plural dygdesamma dygdesammare dygdesammast
Masculine plural3 dygdesamme dygdesammare dygdesammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 dygdesamme dygdesammare dygdesammaste
All dygdesamma dygdesammare dygdesammaste
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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