våghalsig

Swedish

Etymology

From våga (“dare”) +‎ hals (“neck”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Cognate of German waghalsig from which it is possibly derived.

Adjective

våghalsig (comparative våghalsigare, superlative våghalsigast)

1. very daring, possibly foolhardy, audacious

Declension

Inflection of våghalsig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	våghalsig	våghalsigare	våghalsigast
Neuter singular	våghalsigt	våghalsigare	våghalsigast
Plural	våghalsiga	våghalsigare	våghalsigast
Masculine plural3	våghalsige	våghalsigare	våghalsigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	våghalsige	våghalsigare	våghalsigaste
All	våghalsiga	våghalsigare	våghalsigaste
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

Related terms

• våghals (“daredevil”)

References

• våghalsig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• våghalsig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• våghalsig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)