redlös

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, reda (“take care of (oneself), order”) +‎ -lös (“-less”). Likely from Middle Low German redelōs. If so, the first syllable is closer in meaning to rädda (“rescue”), thus originally "helpless". Compare origin of Dutch reddeloos, German rettlos, Icelandic reiðalauss.

Adjective

redlös (comparative redlösare, superlative redlösast)

  1. very drunk, perhaps to the point of not being able to take care of oneself
  2. (nautical, of a vessel) disabled (unmaneuverable)
    Båten drev redlöst ― The boat was adrift

Usage notes

Often as "redlöst berusad" in (sense 1).

Inflection
Inflection of redlös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular redlös redlösare redlösast
Neuter singular redlöst redlösare redlösast
Plural redlösa redlösare redlösast
Masculine plural3 redlöse redlösare redlösast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 redlöse redlösare redlösaste
All redlösa redlösare redlösaste
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

References
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