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galen.

crazy, mad, insane [with av ‘with’] (of a person or situation)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/²ɡɑːlɛn/

  1. crazy, mad, insane [with av ‘with’] (of a person or situation)

    Han är galen.
    Han blev galen av ilska.

  2. crazy, mad [with i ‘about’] (very enthusiastic about or in love with)

    Jag är galen i majs.

  3. wrong, amiss

    Ojdå, det där blev lite galet.

  4. awry (not according to plan)

    Det gick galet.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish galin, from Old Norse galinn.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.