handlöst
Swedish
editEtymology
edithand (“hand”) + löst (“-less”)
Adverb
edithandlöst (comparative handlöstare, superlative handlöstast)
- without (much) control over the movement (e.g. unable to break a fall), head over heels, helplessly
- Han föll handlöst
- He fell head over heels / helplessly
- (figuratively) head over heels
- De föll handlöst för varandra
- They fell head over heels for each other