mektig

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • mæktig (spelling used between ca. 1890-1930)
  • megtig (rare old spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Danish mægtig, from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. Compare Swedish mäktig.

Adjective

mektig (indefinite singular mektig, definite singular and plural mektige, comparative mektigere, indefinite superlative mektigst, definite superlative mektigste)

  1. mighty; powerful
  2. vast; huge; enormous
  3. rich
  4. (geology) wide; thick; large

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a late Old Norse mektugr, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. Compare Swedish mäktig and Danish mægtig.

Adjective

mektig (indefinite singular mektig, definite singular and plural mektige, comparative mektigare, indefinite superlative mektigast, definite superlative mektigaste)

  1. mighty; powerful
  2. vast; huge; enormous
  3. rich
  4. (geology) wide; thick; large

Derived terms

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