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idel.

empty, void

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. empty, void

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German idel (“empty, pure, vain”). Compare English idle (“empty, vacant”), German eidel (“empty, vain”).

adv

  1. nothing but, constant, just

    not-comparable
    Det var idel nederlag
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German idel (“empty, pure, vain”). Compare English idle (“empty, vacant”), German eidel (“empty, vain”).

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