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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From uforsonlig + -het, firt part u- from Old Norse ú-, ó-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-, a prefix use of the particle *ne (“not”) + uforsonlig from the verb forsone (“reconcile”), from Middle Low German vorsōnen or German versöhnen (“reconcile”), from Middle High German versüenen, versuonen, from Old High German firsuonen. Last part from Middle Low German -heit, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt-, *(s)keydʰ- (“clear, bright, shining”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʉfɔˈʂuːnlɪheːt/
- Rhymes: -eːt
- Hyphenation: u‧fors‧on‧lig‧het
Noun
uforsonlighet m (definite singular uforsonligheten, indefinite plural uforsonligheter, definite plural uforsonlighetene)
- irreconcilableness (the quality of being irreconcilable)
1922, Sigrid Undset, Korset, page 453:forhærdet uforsonlighet- hardened irreconcilability
2010, Inge Eidsvåg, Minnene ser oss:historieundervisningen bli en ond spiral av ensidighet, anklager, fiendebilder, uforsonlighet og hat- history teaching become a vicious spiral of one-sidedness, accusations, images of enemies, irreconcilability and hatred
- implacableness, relentlessness (the condition or quality of being implacable and relentless)
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