From a late Old Norse mektugr, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig. Related to magt (“might, power”). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk mektig and Swedish mäktig.
mægtig
positive | comparative | superlative | |
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indefinite common singular | mægtig | mægtigere | mægtigst2 |
indefinite neuter singular | mægtigt | mægtigere | mægtigst2 |
plural | mægtige | mægtigere | mægtigst2 |
definite attributive1 | mægtige | mægtigere | mægtigste |
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.
mægtig