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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi, from aldr (“age”). Cognate with Icelandic aldrei, Norwegian Bokmål aldri, Norwegian Nynorsk aldri.
Pronunciation
Adverb
aldrig
- never (at no time)
- Antonym: altid
Emma lyver aldrig.- Emma never lies.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From alder (“age”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
aldrig (indefinite singular aldrig, definite singular and plural aldrige, comparative aldrigare, indefinite superlative aldrigast, definite superlative aldrigaste)
- elderly
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi. Cognate with Icelandic aldrei, Norwegian Bokmål aldri, Norwegian Nynorsk aldri and Danish aldrig.
Pronunciation
Adverb
aldrig (not comparable)
- never
- Antonym: alltid
- Jag har aldrig sett det förr. ― I've never seen that before.
- Malin ljuger aldrig. ― Malin never lies.
1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri ”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]- Never has there been a saddle upon them,
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