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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German egentlik, compare Old Norse eiginligr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eigentleg (indefinite singular eigentleg, definite singular and plural eigentlege, comparative meir eigentleg, superlative mest eigentleg)
- actual
Adverb
eigentleg
- actually, in fact
Eigentleg ser dette ganske bra ut.- This looks quite good, actually.
- actually, by right
Den jobben skulle eigentleg ha vore min.- By right, that job should have been mine.
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