durkdriven

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German dörchdräven, from Old Saxon thurh + drivan. See also German durchtrieben, Danish durkdreven. Doublet of genomdriven.

Adjective

durkdriven (comparative mer durkdriven, superlative mest durkdriven)

1. deft, skilled, cunning
2. thoroughpaced, out-and-out

Declension

Inflection of durkdriven

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	durkdriven	—	—
neuter singular	durkdrivet	—	—
plural	durkdrivna	—	—
masculine plural2	durkdrivne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	durkdrivne	—	—
all	durkdrivna	—	—

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.

References

• “durkdriven”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “durkdriven”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “durkdriven”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• durkdriven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)