enligt

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Danish

Adjective

enligt

  1. neuter singular of enlig

Swedish

Etymology

From obsolete adjective enlig. Compare -enlig, enlighet.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

enligt

  1. according to
    Evangelium enligt Lukas
    "Gospel of Luke"
    • 1867, Ernest Legouvé, Qvinnans historia:
      [K]vinnan är alltså, enligt Diderot ett njutningsmedel, enligt Montesquieu ett älskligt barn, enligt Rousseau mannens rodocka, enligt Voltaire ingenting.
      Then, according to Diderot, a woman is a stimulant, according to Montesquieu, a lovable child, according to Rosseau, the doll of the male, according to Voltaire, she is nothing.
    • 1909, John Wahlborg, Mina sångarerfarenheter:
      Själv var jag enligt uppfostran strängt högkyrklig och hade kort före mitt inträde i ovannämnde mästares tjänst, blivit konfirmerad.
      Due to my upbringing, I was strictly high church and had been confirmed shortly before entering the aforementioned master's service.

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