allra
See also: állra
Icelandic
editPronoun
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Old Norse
editAdjective
editallra
Descendants
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish aldra, the genitive plural of all, from Old Norse allr. Originally "of all" or "among all".
Pronunciation
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Adverb
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- the very, to the highest degree, most of all (used before a superlative)
- Du är allra bäst
- You are the very best
- Den röda är allra störst
- The red one is the very largest
- 1962, Gullan Bornemark (lyrics and music), “Min ponny [My pony]”, in Gumman i lådan ["Jill in the box" (see gubben i lådan and gumma)]:
- På fyra ben går den som jag gillar allra bäst. Gillar, gillar, gillar allra mest. Jag sitter på hans rygg för det är min lilla häst. Är min lilla häst.
- On four legs walks the one that I like the very most [best]. Like the, like the, like the very most. I sit on his back because it is my little horse. Is my little horse.
References
edit- allra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- allra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- allra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- all in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)