givmild

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to giva +‎ mild, from Old Swedish giæfmilder, from Old Norse gjafmildr (“open-handed”). Cognate of Danish gavmild.

Adjective

givmild (comparative givmildare, superlative givmildast)

1. munificent

   Synonyms: frikostig, generös

Declension

Inflection of givmild
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	givmild	givmildare	givmildast
Neuter singular	givmilt	givmildare	givmildast
Plural	givmilda	givmildare	givmildast
Masculine plural3	givmilde	givmildare	givmildast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	givmilde	givmildare	givmildaste
All	givmilda	givmildare	givmildaste
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

Derived terms

• givmildhet

References

• givmild in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• givmild in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• givmild in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• giäfmilder in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L