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Danish
Etymology
From kærlig + -hed or possibly derived from the Old Danish noun kærlek, kærlegh (“love”), from Old Norse kærleikr, cf. Swedish kärlek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛrliˌheːd/, /ˈkɛɐ̯liˌheːðˀ/,
Noun
kærlighed c (singular definite kærligheden, not used in plural form)
- love, affection
References
“kærlighed” in Den Danske Ordbog