ærlig

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See also: ärlig

Danish

Etymology

From ære (“honour”) +‎ -lig. Cognates include German ehrlich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛrli/,
  • Rhymes: -i
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Adjective

ærlig

  1. honest
  2. frank
  3. sincere, straight, square

Inflection

Inflection of ærlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ærlig ærligere ærligst2
indefinite neuter singular ærligt ærligere ærligst2
plural ærlige ærligere ærligst2
definite attributive1 ærlige ærligere ærligste

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.

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ærligr and Middle Low German ehrlich.

Adjective

ærlig (neuter singular ærlig, definite singular and plural ærlige, comparative ærligere, indefinite superlative ærligst, definite superlative ærligste)

  1. honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

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References

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