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Norwegian Bokmål
- 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)
- mighty; powerful
- vast; huge; enormous
- rich
- (geology) wide; thick; large
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
- mighty; powerful
- vast; huge; enormous
- rich
- (geology) wide; thick; large
Derived terms
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