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Danish
Etymology
A variant of arg.
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrig (neuter arrigt, plural and definite singular attributive arrige)
- bad-tempered
- Synonym: hidsig
- testy, peppery
- peevish
- vicious (about a savage and aggressive dog)
Inflection
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrig
- ill-tempered; irritated
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German arc, from Old High German arg (“evil; corrupt; cowardly”).
Compare German arg, Hunsrik aarich, Central Franconian ärch, and Dutch erg. Also etymologically linked is English eerie.
Adverb
arrig
- very