alskens

From Old Norse alls kyns, from allr (“all”) and kyn (“type, gender”). Cognate with Swedish allsköns, Faroese alskyns.

Saft af alskens Træer / Og af brændte Agern ...

1822, Carl Christian Rafn, Nordiske Kaempe-Historier: efter Islandske Haandskriften. Volsunga-Saga : eller Historien om Sigurd Fafnersbane, page 120:

Juice from many different kinds of trees / And from burned acorns ...

... hvor der i skyggen af nogle avocadotræer voksede alskens frugt og grønsager, ...

2013, Roberto Bolano, Nocturne fra Chile, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

... where, in the shadow of some avocado trees, all kinds of fruits and vegetables grew, ...

... Sværde og Brynier og alskens Kongerustninger, Kong Sigmunds Skibe, som seilede langs med Landet, ...

1829, Rordifte Fortios Gagaer, page 191:

... swords and suits of mail and all sorts of king-suits-of-armour, the ships of king Sigmund sailing along the coast, ...

Ansigtet, mørk i Sind, underfundig og snedig til alskens Bedragerier, ...

1827, Kong Olaf Tryggvesøns Saga ; Anden Deel, indtil Slutningen af Svølder Slaget: 2, page 81:

The face, dark in mind, cunning and sly in the way of all sorts of treachery, ...

Der var alskens fjerkræ i alskens småhytter ...

2010, Søren Ryge Petersen, Julius' fødselsdag, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 36:

There were all kinds of fowl in all kinds of little cottages ...


genuin

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genuin (neuter genuint, plural and definite singular attributive genuine)

genuint (neuter)
genuine (attributive definite singular)
genuine (attributive plural)
genuin (positive)
genuint (positive)
genuine (plural positive)
genuine (positive)


beskidt

beskidt (positive)
beskidte (plural positive)
beskidte (positive)

Originally past participle of beskide (“soil, defile”), from Middle Low German beschiten.


blød

blød (positive)
blødere (comparative)
blødest (superlative)
blødt (positive)
bløde (plural positive)
blødere (comparative plural)
blødest (plural superlative)
bløde (positive)
blødeste (superlative)

Norwegian Bokmål: bløt

From Old Danish bløthær, from Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Compare Old Norse blauðr (“weak, timid”).


blød

From Middle Low German blöde, from Old Saxon blōthi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþuz. Related to etymology 1. Compare German blöd (“stupid, idiotic; slow”).


skod

skod (neuter skod, plural and definite singular attributive skod or skodde)

skod (neuter)
skod (attributive definite singular)
skod (attributive plural)
skodde (attributive definite singular)
skodde (attributive plural)

From a dialectal variant of skud (“shot”).


omsonst

omsonst (positive)
omsonste (plural positive)
omsonste (positive)

From German umsonst (“for free, in vain”).


kruset

kruset (positive)
krusede (plural positive)
krusede (positive)

From the past participle of kruse (“frizzle, ripple, ruffle, curl”), from Middle Low German krūsen, from krūs (“frizzy”).


despotisk

despotisk (positive)
despotiske (plural positive)
despotiske (positive)

From despot + -isk, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master”).


kæk

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kæk (neuter kækt, plural and definite singular attributive kække)

kækt (neuter)
kække (attributive definite singular)
kække (attributive plural)
kæk (positive)
kækkere (comparative)
kækkest (superlative)
kækt (positive)
kække (plural positive)
kækkere (comparative plural)
kækkest (plural superlative)
kække (positive)
kækkeste (superlative)

From German keck (“sassy”), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive”). Doublet of kvik and kvæg.


bakkede

plural and definite singular attributive of bakket


bakket

bakket (neuter bakket, plural and definite singular attributive bakkede, comparative mere bakket, superlative (predicative) mest bakket, superlative (attributive) mest bakkede)

bakket (neuter)
bakkede (attributive definite singular)
bakkede (attributive plural)
mere bakket (comparative)
mest bakket (predicative superlative)
mest bakkede (attributive superlative)


trådløs

trådløs (positive)
trådløst (positive)
trådløse (plural positive)
trådløse (positive)

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɔðˌløːˀs]


skøn

skøn (neuter skønt, plural and definite singular attributive skønne)

skønt (neuter)
skønne (attributive definite singular)
skønne (attributive plural)
skøn (positive)
skønnere (comparative)
skønnest (superlative)
skønt (positive)
skønne (plural positive)
skønnere (comparative plural)
skønnest (plural superlative)
skønne (positive)
skønneste (superlative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German schȫne, cognate with English sheen, German schön, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (skauns).


gak

From gaga (“gaga”), from French gaga, from gâteux (“senile, incontinent”).


løj

løj (positive)
løjt (positive)
løje (plural positive)
løje (positive)


søgt

søgt (plural and definite singular attributive søgte)

søgte (attributive definite singular)
søgte (attributive plural)
søgt (positive)
søgte (plural positive)
søgte (positive)


ivrig

ivrig (positive)
ivrigere (comparative)
ivrigst (superlative)
ivrigt (positive)
ivrige (plural positive)
ivrigere (comparative plural)
ivrigst (plural superlative)
ivrige (positive)
ivrigste (superlative)

From Middle Low German iverich. Cognate with German eifrig.


øvrig

øvrig (positive)
øvrigt (positive)
øvrige (plural positive)
øvrige (positive)


tavs

tavs (neuter tavst, plural and definite singular attributive tavse)

tavst (neuter)
tavse (attributive definite singular)
tavse (attributive plural)
tavs (positive)
tavsere (comparative)
tavsest (superlative)
tavst (positive)
tavse (plural positive)
tavsere (comparative plural)
tavsest (plural superlative)
tavse (positive)
tavseste (superlative)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: taus

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: taus

silent (usually in the sense "not speaking")


mør

mør (neuter mørt, plural and definite singular attributive møre)

mørt (neuter)
møre (attributive definite singular)
møre (attributive plural)
mør (positive)
mørere (comparative)
mørest (superlative)
mørt (positive)
møre (plural positive)
mørere (comparative plural)
mørest (plural superlative)
møre (positive)
møreste (superlative)

From Old Danish mør, from Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Cognate with English mellow and German mürbe.


yt

yt (neuter yt, plural and definite singular attributive yt)

yt (neuter)
yt (attributive definite singular)
yt (attributive plural)

From Swedish ut (“out”). Compare Swedish ute (“outdoors, uncool”).


ringe

ringe (positive)
ringere (comparative)
ringest (superlative)
ringe (plural positive)
ringere (comparative plural)
ringest (plural superlative)
ringeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German ringe. A possible cognate include Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha). Of uncertain origin.

of (rather) limited size, quantity or extent etc.

of limited or insufficient value, quality, effect or importance etc.


lykkelig

lykkelig (positive)
lykkeligere (comparative)
lykkeligst (superlative)
lykkeligt (positive)
lykkelige (plural positive)
lykkeligere (comparative plural)
lykkeligst (plural superlative)
lykkelige (positive)
lykkeligste (superlative)

From lykke (“happiness”) + -lig. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk lukkeleg and Swedish lycklig. Compare also Yiddish גליקלעך (gliklekh) and German glücklich.


vilkårlig

vilkårlig (positive)
vilkårligt (positive)
vilkårlige (plural positive)
vilkårlige (positive)

Lad α og β være vilkårlige reelle tal, ...

2014, Gunnar Bomann, TAL OG ALGEBRA med historisk tilgang: Bog 3 Talområder, deres historie og konstruktion, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 128:

Let α and β be arbitrary real numbers, ...

... hvilket også er at ville tage det vilkårlige i ordets dobbelte forstand af betingelse og tilfældighed alvorligt ...

2015, Anne Elisabeth Sejten, Anledninger til æstetik: Kunst, intellekt og subjektivitet i Paul Valérys lejlighedsværk, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 397:

... which is also to be willing to take arbitrariness in the twofold sense of condition and randomness seriously ...

Hvor Gemeinschaft selv er mål for væsensviljen, har Gesellschafts vilje – den vilkårlige vilje – sit mål uden for Gesellschaft selv.

2011, Jakob Skov, Det brændende engagement: Videnmedarbejderen mellem performancemåling og fællesskab, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Where Gemeinschaft is itself a goal for the essence-will, the will of Gesellschaft - the arbitrary will - has its goal outside Gesellschaft itself.


utrolig

utrolig (neuter utroligt, plural and definite singular attributive utrolige)

utroligt (neuter)
utrolige (attributive definite singular)
utrolige (attributive plural)
utrolig (positive)
utroligere (comparative)
utroligst (superlative)
utroligt (positive)
utrolige (plural positive)
utroligere (comparative plural)
utroligst (plural superlative)
utrolige (positive)
utroligste (superlative)

From u- (“un-”) + trolig (“believable”).


træg

træg (positive)
trægt (positive)
træge (plural positive)
træge (positive)

From Old Norse tregr, from or related to Proto-Germanic *tregô (“sadness, sluggishness”).


gudelig

gudelig (positive)
gudeligt (positive)
gudelige (plural positive)
gudelige (positive)


gudløs

gudløs (positive)
gudløst (positive)
gudløse (plural positive)
gudløse (positive)

[ˈɡ̊uðˌløːˀs]


britisk

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britisk (plural and definite singular attributive britiske)

britiske (attributive definite singular)
britiske (attributive plural)

From brite (“Briton”) + -isk. Compare English British, German britisch.

British (of or pertaining to Great Britain, the British Isles, and Britons)


pæn

pæn (positive)
pænere (comparative)
pænest (superlative)
pænt (positive)
pæne (plural positive)
pænere (comparative plural)
pænest (plural superlative)
pæne (positive)
pæneste (superlative)

From French peine, as in (en) peine (de), "in pain or embarrassment for."

Det er pænt af dig.

en pæn skulptur

en pæn sum

Pæne piger blotter ikke knæet.

Respectable girls do not show their knees.


grynet

grynet (plural and definite singular attributive grynede)

grynede (attributive definite singular)
grynede (attributive plural)
grynet (positive)
grynede (plural positive)
grynede (positive)

grainy, gritty (consisting of small uniform particles; fine-grained)


søde

plural and definite singular attributive of sød


syge

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


syg

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syg (neuter sygt, plural and definite singular attributive syge)

sygt (neuter)
syge (attributive definite singular)
syge (attributive plural)
syg (positive)
sygere (comparative)
sygest (superlative)
sygt (positive)
syge (plural positive)
sygere (comparative plural)
sygest (plural superlative)
syge (positive)
sygeste (superlative)

Norwegian Bokmål: syk

From Old Norse sjúkr (“sick”), from Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Cognate with Swedish sjuk, English sick, German siech, Dutch ziek.

“Yes, yes, yes, ja, jeg kom med, fuck, jeg kom sgu med, det er for sygt, det er for sygt, det er for fedt!”

2017, Martin J. Nordkvist, EUROAR: Den store chance, Art People, →ISBN:

Jeg har jo sagt, at jeg har tjek på det,ik'? – Jeg håber, at du har den sygeste plan. Altså, jeg mener den sygt sygeste plan over dem alle, for lige nu er vi spærret inde som en flok æsler i min landsby i Pakistan, sagde Mohammed.

2012, Manu Sareen, Iqbal Farooq og den jyske forbandelse, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

Det er sgu for vildt, mand. Du havde den sygeste og vildeste tyggegummiautomat, ...

2010, Manu Sareen, Hvad fætter gør er altid det rigtige, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

... kiggede mig ind i øjnene længe nok til, at det sendte mine blodlegemer ud på den sygeste rutsjetur.

2013, Glenn Ringtved, Sanne Munk Jensen, Dig og mig ved daggry, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:


legemlig

legemlig (neuter legemligt, plural and definite singular attributive legemlige)

legemligt (neuter)
legemlige (attributive definite singular)
legemlige (attributive plural)

From legeme (“body”) + -lig (“-ly”, adjective suffix).


kroget

kroget (positive)
krogede (plural positive)
krogede (positive)


rørt

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rørt (plural and definite singular attributive rørte)

rørte (attributive definite singular)
rørte (attributive plural)


opstanden

opstanden (neuter opstandet, plural and definite singular attributive opstandne)

opstandet (neuter)
opstandne (attributive definite singular)
opstandne (attributive plural)

An old past participle of the verb stå op (“to rise”) used primarily in a religious context (else, modern Danish uses the form stået op).


skikkelig

skikkelig (neuter skikkeligt, plural and definite singular attributive skikkelige)

skikkeligt (neuter)
skikkelige (attributive definite singular)
skikkelige (attributive plural)
skikkelig (positive)
skikkeligere (comparative)
skikkeligst (superlative)
skikkeligt (positive)
skikkelige (plural positive)
skikkeligere (comparative plural)
skikkeligst (plural superlative)
skikkelige (positive)
skikkeligste (superlative)

(archaic) decent, proper, respectable, well-mannered

(by extension) peaceful, docile, friendly (humans or animals)

(archaic) reasonable, sensible (price, quality etc.)


morsom

morsom (neuter morsomt, plural and definite singular attributive morsomme, comparative morsommere, superlative (predicative) morsomst, superlative (attributive) morsomste)

morsomt (neuter)
morsomme (attributive definite singular)
morsomme (attributive plural)
morsommere (comparative)
morsomst (predicative superlative)
morsomste (attributive superlative)
morsom (positive)
morsommere (comparative)
morsomst (superlative)
morsomt (positive)
morsomme (plural positive)
morsommere (comparative plural)
morsomst (plural superlative)
morsomme (positive)
morsomste (superlative)

/ˈmoɐ̯ˌsʌmˀ/

moro + -som. From the noun mod in the meaning 'mood' and the noun ro in the now obsolete meaning 'fun'. Compare Swedish rolig


jiddisch

jiddisch (neuter jiddisch, plural and definite singular attributive jiddische)

jiddisch (neuter)
jiddische (attributive definite singular)
jiddische (attributive plural)

Yiddish (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language)


fæl

fæl (positive)
fælere (comparative)
fælest (superlative)
fælt (positive)
fæle (plural positive)
fælere (comparative plural)
fælest (plural superlative)
fæle (positive)
fæleste (superlative)

Either derived from Old Norse fælinn (like gal from galinn), or from Old Norse fælt (adverb). Related to Middle High German fālant, vālant (“demon, monster”), English fell (“cruel, violent”).

nasty, foul, disgusting, repulsive, despicable

violent, severe, intensely uncomfortable


sjofel

sjofel (positive)
sjofelt (positive)
sjofle (plural positive)
sjofle (positive)


diminutiv

diminutiv (positive)
diminutivt (positive)
diminutive (plural positive)
diminutive (positive)

From Latin diminutivus, from diminuere, deminuere (“diminish”).


romersk

romersk (positive)
romerske (plural positive)
romerske (positive)

Roman (relating to the Roman Empire, or to the city of Rome)


stiv

stiv (neuter stift, plural and definite singular attributive stive, comparative stivere, superlative (predicative) stivest, superlative (attributive) stiveste)

stift (neuter)
stive (attributive definite singular)
stive (attributive plural)
stivere (comparative)
stivest (predicative superlative)
stiveste (attributive superlative)

„Suzanne, min elskede, du gør mig stiv, og jeg gør dig våd, og jeg elsker dig, elsker dig, elsker dig ...

2014, Louise Zeuthen, Krukke. En biografi om Suzanne Brøgger, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

"Suzanne, my beloved, you make me hard and I make you wet, and I love you, love you, love you ...

Louise sidder ved siden af min seng, lader en hånd glide ind under dynen, kærtegner mig, gør mig stiv.

2013, Henning Mortensen, Klovnens rejse, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Loiuse sits next to my bed, slips a hand under the covers, caresses me, makes me hard.

Jeg blev stiv og stak hånden i underbukserne, så der blev lidt bedre plads.

2017, Anika Eibe, Er du okay, Matthias?, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

I got hard and put my hand in my underpants, to make some space.


økumenisk

økumenisk (positive)
økumeniske (plural positive)
økumeniske (positive)

ecumenical (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Chistian Church in a worldwide sense)


fedtet

fedtet (positive)
fedtede (plural positive)
fedtede (positive)

From fedt (“grease”) + -et or the past participle of fedte (“to grease”).


alfabetisk

alphabetical (in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet)


græsk

græsk (plural and definite singular attributive græske)

græske (attributive definite singular)
græske (attributive plural)
græsk (positive)
græske (plural positive)
græske (positive)

From Old Danish gretzsk, borrowed from Middle Low German grekesch, = greke + -sch (“a Greek”). Cf. also Swedish grekisk and German griechisch.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

Greek (of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language)


prosaisk

prosaisk (positive)
prosaiske (plural positive)
prosaiske (positive)

[pʰʁ̥oˈsɑjˀisɡ̊]

From German prosaisch, from Medieval Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa.


nuttet

nuttet (plural and definite singular attributive nuttede)

nuttede (attributive definite singular)
nuttede (attributive plural)
nuttet (positive)
nuttede (plural positive)
nuttede (positive)

cute (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way)


homoseksuel

homoseksuel (positive)
homoseksuelt (positive)
homoseksuelle (plural positive)
homoseksuelle (positive)

From German homosexuell, a compound of Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) and Late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus (“sex, gender”).

homosexual (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex; pertaining to homosexuality)


køn

køn (positive)
kønnere (comparative)
kønnest (superlative)
kønt (positive)
kønne (plural positive)
kønnere (comparative plural)
kønnest (plural superlative)
kønne (positive)
kønneste (superlative)

From Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“clever”). Cognate with English keen and German kühn (“daring”).

Det er da en køn situation du har rodet os ind i!

What a fine situation you have gotten us tangled into!

De var et kønt par egoister.

2016, Bo Green Jensen, En afgrund af frihed, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

2015, James Fenimore Cooper, Pionererne: eller Susquehannahs kilder, Klim →ISBN. Translated from English by Gerd Have.
“Det var da en køn sammensværgelse!

2015, C. S. Lewis, Narnia 1 - Troldmandens nevø, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN. Translated from English by Niels Søndergaard.
»Det var da en køn redelighed for dem, hvis de ikke kunne komme tilbage!«
»That would be quite unfortunate for them, if they couldn't get back!«

“Du er da en køn mor. Ude at knalde rundt hele weekenden ...

2015, Carin Gerhardsen, Hendes iskolde øjne, Art People, →ISBN:

“Some mother you are. Out fucking all weekend ...


ekstrem

ekstrem (positive)
ekstremt (positive)
ekstreme (plural positive)
ekstreme (positive)

Borrowed from French extrême (“extreme”), from Latin extremus (“outermost”), superlative of extrā (“outside of, beyond”).

extreme (in the greatest or highest degree; intense)


ældste

attributive superlative degree of gammel


ældst

predicative superlative degree of gammel


troende

[ˈtˢʁ̥oːonə]


antropomorf

antropomorf (positive)
mere antropomorf (comparative)
mest antropomorf (superlative)
antropomorft (positive)
antropomorfe (plural positive)
mere antropomorf (comparative plural)
mest antropomorf (plural superlative)
antropomorfe (positive)
mest antropomorfe (superlative)

From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human being”) and μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”).

der

anthropomorphic (having the form of a man)


færøsk

færøsk (positive)
færøske (plural positive)
færøske (positive)

[ˈfɛɐ̯ˌøːˀsɡ̊]

Faroese (of or pertaining to the Faroese language, people or the Faroe Islands)


industriel

industriel (positive)
industrielt (positive)
industrielle (plural positive)
industrielle (positive)


magnetisk

magnetisk (positive)
magnetiske (plural positive)
magnetiske (positive)


vanskelig

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vanskelig (neuter vanskeligt, plural and definite singular attributive vanskelige, comparative vanskeligere, superlative (predicative) vanskeligst, superlative (attributive) vanskeligste)

vanskeligt (neuter)
vanskelige (attributive definite singular)
vanskelige (attributive plural)
vanskeligere (comparative)
vanskeligst (predicative superlative)
vanskeligste (attributive superlative)

Compound of vanske + -lig, Related to Danish vånde from Old Norse vándr.


religiøs

religiøs (positive)
religiøst (positive)
religiøse (plural positive)
religiøse (positive)

[ʁæliˈɡ̊jøːˀs]

From French religieux (“religious”), from Latin religiosus.

devotional (of or pertaining to devotion or worship)


klassisk

klassisk (neuter klassisk, plural and definite singular attributive klassiske, not comparable)

klassisk (neuter)
klassiske (attributive definite singular)
klassiske (attributive plural)

Via German klassisch from Latin classicus (“of the (first) class”).

bor

classical, belonging to Greco-Roman antiquity


hjemløs

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hjemløs (neuter hjemløst, plural and definite singular attributive hjemløse)

hjemløst (neuter)
hjemløse (attributive definite singular)
hjemløse (attributive plural)
hjemløs (positive)
hjemløst (positive)
hjemløse (plural positive)
hjemløse (positive)

homeless (lacking a permanent residence)


indlysende

Present participle of the archaic verb indlyse. Equivalent to ind (“in”) + lyse (“to shine”), calque of German einleuchten (“to become clear”).


visuel

visuel (positive)
visuelt (positive)
visuelle (plural positive)
visuelle (positive)


nytteløs

nytteløs (positive)
nytteløst (positive)
nytteløse (plural positive)
nytteløse (positive)
nyttesløs (alternative)

[ˈnød̥əˌløːˀs]

From nytte (“use, usefullness”) + -løs (“-less”).


febril

febril (positive)
febrilt (positive)
febrile (plural positive)
febrile (positive)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris.


periodisk

periodisk (positive)
periodiske (plural positive)
periodiske (positive)

[pʰæɐ̯iˈoːˀðisɡ̊]

[pʰeɐ̯iˈoːˀðisɡ̊]

periodic (having repeated cycles; occurring at regular intervals; periodical)


isotrop

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isotrop (neuter isotropt, plural and definite singular attributive isotrope, not comparable)

isotropt (neuter)
isotrope (attributive definite singular)
isotrope (attributive plural)


arvelig

arvelig (positive)
arveligt (positive)
arvelige (plural positive)
arvelige (positive)

hereditary (which is passed on as inheritance)


slet

slet (plural and definite singular attributive slete)

slete (attributive definite singular)
slete (attributive plural)

From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz, cognate with English slight, German slecht, slicht, with meaning influenced by Middle Low German slicht, slecht.


tibetansk

tibetansk (positive)
tibetanske (plural positive)
tibetanske (positive)

[tˢib̥əˈtˢæːˀnsɡ̊]

Tibetan (pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language)


feje

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


deskriptiv

deskriptiv (positive)
deskriptivt (positive)
deskriptive (plural positive)
deskriptive (positive)


unik

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unik (neuter unikt, plural and definite singular attributive unikke)

unikt (neuter)
unikke (attributive definite singular)
unikke (attributive plural)

From French unique, from Latin ūnicus (“only, sole, unique”), derived from ūnus (“one”).


persisk

persisk (positive)
persiske (plural positive)
persiske (positive)


respektabel

respektabel (neuter respektabelt, plural and definite singular attributive respektable, comparative mere respektabel, superlative (predicative) mest respektabel, superlative (attributive) mest respektable)

respektabelt (neuter)
respektable (attributive definite singular)
respektable (attributive plural)
mere respektabel (comparative)
mest respektabel (predicative superlative)
mest respektable (attributive superlative)


sikken

sikken (neuter sikket, plural and definite singular attributive sikke)

sikket (neuter)
sikke (attributive definite singular)
sikke (attributive plural)

A contraction of se (“see”) hvilken (“what, which”).

Sikke en dag! or Sikken en dag!


informel

informel (positive)
informelt (positive)
informelle (plural positive)
informelle (positive)


metrisk

metrisk (positive)
metriske (plural positive)
metriske (positive)


indoeuropæisk

indoeuropæisk (plural and definite singular attributive indoeuropæiske)

indoeuropæiske (attributive definite singular)
indoeuropæiske (attributive plural)

Indo-European (of or relating to languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia)

Indo-European, Proto-Indo-European (of or relating to hypothetical parent language of Indo-European language family)

Indo-European (of or relating to hypothetical group of peoples having spread Indo-European tongues)


jamaicansk

jamaicansk (plural and definite singular attributive jamaicanske)

jamaicanske (attributive definite singular)
jamaicanske (attributive plural)
jamaicansk (positive)
jamaicanske (plural positive)
jamaicanske (positive)

Jamaican (of or relating to Jamaica and Jamaicans)


congolesisk

congolesisk (positive)
congolesiske (plural positive)
congolesiske (positive)

Congolese (of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo, its people or language)

Congolese (of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo, its people or language)


hierarkisk

hierarkisk (positive)
hierarkiske (plural positive)
hierarkiske (positive)

[hiˈʁɑːˀkʰisɡ̊]

hierarchical (pertaining to a hierarchy, classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades)


obskur

obskur (positive)
obskurt (positive)
obskure (plural positive)
obskure (positive)


ugift

ugift (positive)
ugifte (plural positive)
ugifte (positive)


uartig

uartig (neuter uartigt, plural and definite singular attributive uartige)

uartigt (neuter)
uartige (attributive definite singular)
uartige (attributive plural)
uartig (positive)
uartigere (comparative)
uartigst (superlative)
uartigt (positive)
uartige (plural positive)
uartigere (comparative plural)
uartigst (plural superlative)
uartige (positive)
uartigste (superlative)

From u- (“-un”) + artig (“good, well-behaved”).

prefix

naughty (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly)

bad (seemingly non-appropriate, in manners)


filippinsk

filippinsk (positive)
filippinske (plural positive)
filippinske (positive)

Philippine, Filipino (of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people)


smuk

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smuk (neuter smukt, plural and definite singular attributive smukke)

smukt (neuter)
smukke (attributive definite singular)
smukke (attributive plural)
smuk (positive)
smukkere (comparative)
smukkest (superlative)
smukt (positive)
smukke (plural positive)
smukkere (comparative plural)
smukkest (plural superlative)
smukke (positive)
smukkeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German smuk (“lithe, neat”), from Old Saxon *smuk, *smukk, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smeugan (“to crawl, creep”). Compare English smug and German schmuck (“pretty”).


gotisk

gotisk (positive)
gotiske (plural positive)
gotiske (positive)

[ˈɡ̊oˀtˢisɡ̊]


teoretisk

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teoretisk (plural and definite singular attributive teoretiske)

teoretiske (attributive definite singular)
teoretiske (attributive plural)
teoretisk (positive)
teoretiske (plural positive)
teoretiske (positive)

Via German theoretisch, from Latin theoreticus, Derived from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).


cubansk

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cubansk (plural and definite singular attributive cubanske)

cubanske (attributive definite singular)
cubanske (attributive plural)
cubansk (positive)
cubanske (plural positive)
cubanske (positive)


ranglet

ranglet (positive)
ranglede (plural positive)
ranglede (positive)


objektiv

objektiv (neuter objektivt, plural and definite singular attributive objektive)

objektivt (neuter)
objektive (attributive definite singular)
objektive (attributive plural)

Coordinate term: subjektiv


arbejdsløs

arbejdsløs (positive)
arbejdsløst (positive)
arbejdsløse (plural positive)
arbejdsløse (positive)

arbejde (“work”) + -løs (“-less”), after German arbeitslos


signifikant

signifikant (neuter signifikant, plural and definite singular attributive signifikante)

signifikant (neuter)
signifikante (attributive definite singular)
signifikante (attributive plural)


artig

artig (neuter artigt, plural and definite singular attributive artige)

artigt (neuter)
artige (attributive definite singular)
artige (attributive plural)
artig (positive)
artigere (comparative)
artigst (superlative)
artigt (positive)
artige (plural positive)
artigere (comparative plural)
artigst (plural superlative)
artige (positive)
artigste (superlative)


numerisk

numerisk (neuter numerisk, plural and definite singular attributive numeriske)

numerisk (neuter)
numeriske (attributive definite singular)
numeriske (attributive plural)


nærsynet

nærsynet (positive)
nærsynede (plural positive)
nærsynede (positive)


jugoslavisk

jugoslavisk (positive)
jugoslaviske (plural positive)
jugoslaviske (positive)

Yugoslavian (relating to the former Yugoslavia)


eksplicit

eksplicit (positive)
eksplicitte (plural positive)
eksplicitte (positive)

From Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), a past participle of explicāre (“to unfold”), from ex- (“out”) and plicare (“to fold”).

explicit (very specific, clear, or detailed)


lokale

[loˈkʰæːˀlə]


optimistisk

optimistisk (plural and definite singular attributive optimistiske)

optimistiske (attributive definite singular)
optimistiske (attributive plural)
optimistisk (positive)
mere optimistisk (comparative)
mest optimistisk (superlative)
optimistiske (plural positive)
mere optimistisk (comparative plural)
mest optimistisk (plural superlative)
optimistiske (positive)
mest optimistiske (superlative)


sporadisk

sporadisk (positive)
sporadiske (plural positive)
sporadiske (positive)


sanitær

sanitær (positive)
sanitært (positive)
sanitære (plural positive)
sanitære (positive)

From French sanitaire (“sanitary, health”).


villig

villig (neuter villigt, plural and definite singular attributive villige)

villigt (neuter)
villige (attributive definite singular)
villige (attributive plural)
villig (positive)
villigere (comparative)
villigst (superlative)
villigt (positive)
villige (plural positive)
villigere (comparative plural)
villigst (plural superlative)
villige (positive)
villigste (superlative)

Equivalent to vilje (“will”) + -ig (adjective suffix), from Old Norse viljugr or a calque of Middle Low German willich. Compare also Norwegian, Swedish villig, German willig.


rebelsk

rebelsk (positive)
rebelske (plural positive)
rebelske (positive)


målløs

målløs (positive)
målløst (positive)
målløse (plural positive)
målløse (positive)

From mål (“speech, dialect”) + -løs (“-less”). Compare Swedish mållös, Icelandic mállaus, Norwegian Nynorsk mållaus

suffix

Jeg fikk invitasjon i sommer, og skjønte med en gang jeg så konvolutten, at dette var noe spesielt. Jeg ble nok litt målløs da jeg åpnet den å så hva dette var.

2016 August 2, “Folk fra Lister på hagefest i Slottsparken”, in Avisen Agder:


målløs

[ˈmɔːlˌløˀs]

Presset blev større mod Nordsjælland, som måtte forsøge at udnytte de få chancer, der kom den anden vej, men ingen af dem formåede at få målnettet til at blafre, hvorfor kampen sluttede målløs.

2016 August 21, Nicolai Sabro Hansen, “AC Horsens og FC Nordsjælland bød på sløj onsdagsaffære”, in Tipsbladet:


adoptiv

adoptiv (positive)
adoptivt (positive)
adoptive (plural positive)
adoptive (positive)

From Latin adoptivus, from adoptare (“adopt”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + optāre (“to choose, desire”).


direkte

direkte (positive)
direkte (plural positive)

[ˈd̥iˈʁaɡ̊d̥ə]

[ˈd̥iˌʁaɡ̊d̥ə]

From Latin dīrectus, the perfect passive participle to dīrigere (“to lay straight; arrange in lines”).


lunken

lunken (positive)
lunkent (positive)
lunkne (plural positive)
lunkne (positive)

From Old Danish ljunken, from Old Norse *ljumka, *lumka (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwanōną (“to make warm”), *hleumaz, *hlūmaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Swedish lionkin (“lukewarm”), Old Swedish liumber (“warm, mild, tepid”), Swedish dialectal lumma (“to be hot”), Old Saxon halōian (“to burn”). See lukewarm.


lummer

lummer (positive)
lummert (positive)
lumre (plural positive)
lumre (positive)


nærig

nærig (positive)
nærigere (comparative)
nærigst (superlative)
nærigt (positive)
nærige (plural positive)
nærigere (comparative plural)
nærigst (plural superlative)
nærige (positive)
nærigste (superlative)

From nære (“to feed”) + -ig, from German Low German nerig, from neren.

mean, cheap, stingy, tight-fisted, tight


venlig

venlig (positive)
venligere (comparative)
venligst (superlative)
venligt (positive)
venlige (plural positive)
venligere (comparative plural)
venligst (plural superlative)
venlige (positive)
venligste (superlative)


spedalsk

spedalsk (positive)
spedalske (plural positive)
spedalske (positive)

From Middle Low German spedalsch (“hospitalized”), from spetal (“hospital”).


irsk

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irsk (plural and definite singular attributive irske)

irske (attributive definite singular)
irske (attributive plural)
irsk (positive)
irske (plural positive)
irske (positive)

From Old Norse írskr (“Irish”), from Old Norse Írar m pl (“Irishmen”), see irer.


triviel

triviel (positive)
trivielt (positive)
trivielle (plural positive)
trivielle (positive)


identisk

identisk (positive)
identiske (plural positive)
identiske (positive)


halv

halv (positive)
halvt (positive)
halve (plural positive)
halve (positive)

From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.


ganske

From Middle Low German gans or Middle Dutch gansch; both from Old High German ganz (“whole, entire, sound, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“all, whole, complete”).


hebraisk

hebraisk (positive)
hebraiske (plural positive)
hebraiske (positive)
hebræisk (alternative)

[heˈb̥ʁɑːˀisɡ̊]

Hebrew (of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language)


overfladisk

overfladisk (positive)
overfladiske (plural positive)
overfladiske (positive)

/ˈɒʊ̯ɐˌflæˀðisɡ̊/


nylig

nylig (positive)
nyligt (positive)
nylige (plural positive)
nylige (positive)

From ny (“new”) + -lig, from Old Norse nýligr.


sejrrig

sejrrig (positive)
sejrrigt (positive)
sejrrige (plural positive)
sejrrige (positive)


vittig

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vittig (neuter vittigt, plural and definite singular attributive vittige)

vittigt (neuter)
vittige (attributive definite singular)
vittige (attributive plural)
vittig (positive)
vittigere (comparative)
vittigst (superlative)
vittigt (positive)
vittige (plural positive)
vittigere (comparative plural)
vittigst (plural superlative)
vittige (positive)
vittigste (superlative)

From Middle Low German wittich (“sensible, intelligent”), derived from the noun witte, wit, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Compare German witzig from Witz. The current sense from French spirituel (“witty”) via German witzig (“funny, humo(u)rous”).


ædru

Icelandic: edrú

Norwegian: edru

From Old Danish ædru, edrugh, a compound of Old Norse æ (“ever”) and drjúgr (“sufficient”).


hylende morsom

Literally hylende (howling) + morsom (funny).


polyteistisk

polyteistisk (positive)
polyteistiske (plural positive)
polyteistiske (positive)


regulær

regulær (positive)
regulært (positive)
regulære (plural positive)
regulære (positive)

From Latin regularis, from regula (“rule”).

full-blown (completely developed or formed)


regelmæssig

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regelmæssig (neuter regelmæssig or regelmæssigt, plural and definite singular attributive regelmæssige)

regelmæssig (neuter)
regelmæssigt (neuter)
regelmæssige (attributive definite singular)
regelmæssige (attributive plural)

Borrowed from German regelmäßig, equivalent to regel + -mæssig.


komplet

komplet (positive)
komplette (plural positive)
komplette (positive)

From French complet, from Latin complētus, past participle of complere, from com- + *plere (“fill”).

(adverbial) absolutely, completely, utterly


løjerlig

løjerlig (positive)
løjerligt (positive)
løjerlige (plural positive)
løjerlige (positive)


ejendommelig

ejendommelig (positive)
ejendommeligt (positive)
ejendommelige (plural positive)
ejendommelige (positive)


selvfølgelig

selvfølgelig (neuter selvfølgeligt, plural and definite singular attributive selvfølgelige)

selvfølgeligt (neuter)
selvfølgelige (attributive definite singular)
selvfølgelige (attributive plural)


synsk

synsk (neuter synsk or synskt, plural and definite singular attributive synske)

synsk (neuter)
synskt (neuter)
synske (attributive definite singular)
synske (attributive plural)


beruset

beruset (positive)
berusede (plural positive)
berusede (positive)


tænkt

tænkt (neuter tænkt, plural and definite singular attributive tænkte)

tænkt (neuter)
tænkte (attributive definite singular)
tænkte (attributive plural)

thought up, hypothetical, imagined, existing only in thoughts

Nogle vil måske mene, at dette er et meget tænkt eksempel, men det var ikke desto mindre det, der skete, ...

2014, Tina Monberg, To vindere, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

(comparable) characterized by excessive assumptions, to the point of unrealisticness


elastisk

elastisk (positive)
elastiske (plural positive)
elastiske (positive)


kendte

plural and definite singular attributive of kendt


kendt

kendt (neuter kendt, plural and definite singular attributive kendte, not comparable, superlative (predicative) kendtest, superlative (attributive) kendteste)

kendt (neuter)
kendte (attributive definite singular)
kendte (attributive plural)
kendtest (predicative superlative)
kendteste (attributive superlative)


siderisk

siderisk (positive)
sideriske (plural positive)
sideriske (positive)

From Latin sīderis, genitive of sīdus (“star, constellation”).


frugtbar

frugtbar (positive)
frugtbart (positive)
frugtbare (plural positive)
frugtbare (positive)

[ˈfʁ̥ʌɡ̊d̥ˌb̥ɑːˀ]

From frugt (“fruit”) + -bar, from Middle Low German vruchtbar (“frugiferous”). Cognate with Dutch vruchtbaar and German fruchtbar.


blodig

blodig (positive)
blodigere (comparative)
blodigst (superlative)
blodigt (positive)
blodige (plural positive)
blodigere (comparative plural)
blodigst (plural superlative)
blodige (positive)
blodigste (superlative)


kvalm

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kvalm (neuter kvalmt, plural and definite singular attributive kvalme)

kvalmt (neuter)
kvalme (attributive definite singular)
kvalme (attributive plural)
kvalm (positive)
kvalmt (positive)
kvalme (plural positive)
kvalme (positive)

From Middle Low German qualm. Cognate with German Qualm, German quellen and Dutch kwalm.

thick, muggy, polluted air in a particular place


balsamisk

balsamisk (positive)
balsamiske (plural positive)
balsamiske (positive)

From balsam (“balm, balsam”) + -isk, from Old Norse balsamr, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”).


kønnet

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kønnet (neuter kønnet, plural and definite singular attributive kønnede)

kønnet (neuter)
kønnede (attributive definite singular)
kønnede (attributive plural)


tørstig

tørstig (neuter tørstigt, plural and definite singular attributive tørstige)

tørstigt (neuter)
tørstige (attributive definite singular)
tørstige (attributive plural)
tørstig (positive)
tørstigere (comparative)
tørstigst (superlative)
tørstigt (positive)
tørstige (plural positive)
tørstigere (comparative plural)
tørstigst (plural superlative)
tørstige (positive)
tørstigste (superlative)

[ˈtˢɶɐ̯sd̥i]

From tørst (“thirst”) + -ig, after Middle Low German dorstig.


sulten

sulten (neuter sultent, plural and definite singular attributive sultne)

sultent (neuter)
sultne (attributive definite singular)
sultne (attributive plural)
sulten (positive)
sultent (positive)
sultne (plural positive)
sultne (positive)

From Old Norse soltinn, originally the past participle of the archaic verb svelte (“waste away, emaciate”), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.


tyk

tyk (positive)
tykkere (comparative)
tykkest (superlative)
tykt (positive)
tykke (plural positive)
tykkere (comparative plural)
tykkest (plural superlative)
tykke (positive)
tykkeste (superlative)

From Old Norse þykkr, þjukkr, þjokkr, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz.

... Perth Amboy (hvor en sindssyg cubaner bollede hende tyk med hendes anden søn Adrian), ...

2013, Junot Díaz, translated by Claus Bech, Sådan mister du hende, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

... Perth Amboy (where a crazy Cuban knocked her up with her second son, Adrian), ...

Har du bollet hende tyk? spurgte Krille, ...

2011, Nadia Kadi, Sommerens loverboy, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Have you knocked her up? asked Krille, ...

»En af hendes kunder ... eller måske var det mig ... det sagde hun i hvert fald ... knaldede hende tyk.

1965, Jacob Bech Nygaard, Kamæleonen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

"One of her customers ... or maybe it was me ... at least, that's what she said ... knocked her up.

Hvornår gjorde du hende tyk?

2015, Yvonne Lindsay, Kathie DeNosky, translated by Kirsten Heilmann or Birthe Kaae, Forglemmigej/Jakes engel, Förlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:

... »en eller anden har pumpet hende tyk, og nu ligger hun bare og skaber sig,« sagde en fjerde.

2012, Stig Dalager, Glemsel og erindring - Broerne til verden 1, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

... "someone knocked her up, and now she just lies there, fussing," a fourth person said.

(vulgar, with verbs like gøre, bolle, knalde) pregnant, especially out of wedlock; compare knock up


snæver

snæver (positive)
snævrere (comparative)
snævrest (superlative)
snævert (positive)
snævre (plural positive)
snævrere (comparative plural)
snævrest (plural superlative)
snævre (positive)
snævreste (superlative)


nymodens

The last part is the definite genitive form of the noun mode.


fjern

fjern (positive)
fjernere (comparative)
fjernest (superlative)
fjernt (positive)
fjerne (plural positive)
fjernere (comparative plural)
fjernest (plural superlative)
fjerne (positive)
fjerneste (superlative)

From Old Norse fjarran. Cognate with Swedish fjärran.


rigtig

rigtig (neuter rigtigt, plural and definite singular attributive rigtige)

rigtigt (neuter)
rigtige (attributive definite singular)
rigtige (attributive plural)
rigtig (positive)
rigtigere (comparative)
rigtigst (superlative)
rigtigt (positive)
rigtige (plural positive)
rigtigere (comparative plural)
rigtigst (plural superlative)
rigtige (positive)
rigtigste (superlative)

From Middle Low German richtich, cognate with German richtig. Derived from recht (“right”).


tør

tør (neuter tørt, plural and definite singular attributive tørre)

tørt (neuter)
tørre (attributive definite singular)
tørre (attributive plural)
tør (positive)
tørrere (comparative)
tørrest (superlative)
tørt (positive)
tørre (plural positive)
tørrere (comparative plural)
tørrest (plural superlative)
tørre (positive)
tørreste (superlative)

From Old Danish thur, thyr, thiur, from Old Norse þurr (“dry”), from Proto-Germanic *þurzuz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tørr, turr, Swedish torr, German dürr.


våd

våd (neuter vådt, plural and definite singular attributive våde, comparative vådere, superlative (predicative) vådest, superlative (attributive) vådeste)

vådt (neuter)
våde (attributive definite singular)
våde (attributive plural)
vådere (comparative)
vådest (predicative superlative)
vådeste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse vátr (“wet”), from Proto-Germanic *wētaz, cognate with Norwegian våt, Swedish våt.


sløv

sløv (positive)
sløvere (comparative)
sløvest (superlative)
sløvt (positive)
sløve (plural positive)
sløvere (comparative plural)
sløvest (plural superlative)
sløve (positive)
sløveste (superlative)

From Old Norse sljór, slær, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz.

listless, sluggish, torpid, lethargic, apathetic


snavset

snavset (positive)
snavsede (plural positive)
snavsede (positive)


rådden

rådden (positive)
råddent (positive)
rådne (plural positive)
rådne (positive)

From Old Norse rotinn (“rotten”). The English cognate rotten is borrowed from Old Norse.


varsom

varsom (positive)
varsommere (comparative)
varsomst (superlative)
varsomt (positive)
varsomme (plural positive)
varsommere (comparative plural)
varsomst (plural superlative)
varsomme (positive)
varsomste (superlative)


forsigtig

forsigtig (positive)
forsigtigere (comparative)
forsigtigst (superlative)
forsigtigt (positive)
forsigtige (plural positive)
forsigtigere (comparative plural)
forsigtigst (plural superlative)
forsigtige (positive)
forsigtigste (superlative)


bedre

From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.


trojansk

trojansk (positive)
trojanske (plural positive)
trojanske (positive)

[tˢʁoˈjæˀnsɡ̊]


brunstig

brunstig (positive)
brunstigt (positive)
brunstige (plural positive)
brunstige (positive)


ordret

ordret (positive)
ordrette (plural positive)
ordrette (positive)


krystalklar

krystalklar (positive)
krystalklart (positive)
krystalklare (plural positive)
krystalklare (positive)

From krystal (“crystal”) + klar (“clear”).

crystalline (resembling crystal in being clear and transparent)


huld

huld (neuter huldt, plural and definite singular attributive hulde)

huldt (neuter)
hulde (attributive definite singular)
hulde (attributive plural)
huld (positive)
mere huld (comparative)
mest huld (superlative)
huldt (positive)
hulde (plural positive)
mere huld (comparative plural)
mest huld (plural superlative)
hulde (positive)
mest hulde (superlative)

From Old Norse hollr, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz. Cognates include Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 (hulþs, “clement”) and Old High German hold ( > German hold). More at hold.


epic

epic (neuter epic, plural and definite singular attributive epic)

epic (neuter)
epic (attributive definite singular)
epic (attributive plural)

From English epic, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós), from ἔπος (épos, “word, story”).

Det var virkelig epic.

(slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.


spag

spag (positive)
spagere (comparative)
spagest (superlative)
spagt (positive)
spage (plural positive)
spagere (comparative plural)
spagest (plural superlative)
spage (positive)
spageste (superlative)


næste

næste (positive)
næste (plural positive)

From Old Norse næstr, a superlative of ná (“near”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”) (compare English next).


usikker

usikker (positive)
usikkert (positive)
usikre (plural positive)
usikre (positive)

From u- (“un-”) + sikker (“certain, secure”).


tryg

tryg (positive)
tryggere (comparative)
tryggest (superlative)
trygt (positive)
trygge (plural positive)
tryggere (comparative plural)
tryggest (plural superlative)
trygge (positive)
tryggeste (superlative)


utryg

utryg (positive)
utrygt (positive)
utrygge (plural positive)
utrygge (positive)

[ˈuˌtˢʁ̥œ̞ɡ̊]

Deres våben gjorde mig utryg.


malerisk

malerisk (positive)
maleriske (plural positive)
maleriske (positive)

From maler (“painter”) + -isk, after German malerisch (“picturesque”).


gunstige

plural and definite singular attributive of gunstig


fabelagtig

fabelagtig (positive)
fabelagtigt (positive)
fabelagtige (plural positive)
fabelagtige (positive)

[ˈfæˀb̥əlˌɑɡ̊d̥i]

From fabel (“fable”) + -agtig (“-like”).

(used as an adverb, also fabelagtigt) fabulously, fantastically


elskværdig

elskværdig (positive)
elskværdigere (comparative)
elskværdigst (superlative)
elskværdigt (positive)
elskværdige (plural positive)
elskværdigere (comparative plural)
elskværdigst (plural superlative)
elskværdige (positive)
elskværdigste (superlative)

[ɛlsɡ̊ˈvæɐ̯ˀd̥i]

From elske (“to love”) + værdig (“worthy”), after German liebenswürdig (“likable, kind”).


fejlagtig

fejlagtig (positive)
fejlagtigt (positive)
fejlagtige (plural positive)
fejlagtige (positive)


fejlagtigt

(used adverbially) wrongly, erroneously, mistakenly


konservativ

konservativ (positive)
konservativt (positive)
konservative (plural positive)
konservative (positive)

From French conservatif (“conservative”), from Latin cōnservātus, perfect participle of cōnservāre (“preserve, conserve”).


provisorisk

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provisorisk (neuter singular provisorisk, definite singular provisoriske)

provisorisk (neuter singular)
provisoriske (definite singular)
provisorisk (positive)
provisoriske (plural positive)
provisoriske (positive)

From German provisorisch. Ultimately Derived from Latin prōvidēre.


prostitueret

prostitueret (neuter prostitueret, plural and definite singular attributive prostituerede, not comparable)

prostitueret (neuter)
prostituerede (attributive definite singular)
prostituerede (attributive plural)

Han gik til en prostitueret.

en prostitueret kvinde

(chiefly nominalized) prostituted, prostitute


lækker

lækker (positive)
lækrere (comparative)
lækrest (superlative)
lækkert (positive)
lækre (plural positive)
lækrere (comparative plural)
lækrest (plural superlative)
lækre (positive)
lækreste (superlative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German lecker. Compare Norwegian lekker, Swedish läcker and Dutch lekker.


primær

primær (positive)
primært (positive)
primære (plural positive)
primære (positive)

[ˈpʰʁ̥iˌmɛːˀɐ̯]

[ˈpʰʁ̥iˌmɛɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈpʰʁ̥iːˌmɛːˀɐ̯]

[ˈpʰʁ̥iːˌmɛɐ̯ˀ]

From French primaire (“primary”), from Latin primarius (“chief, principal”), from prīmus (“first”).


rasende

rasende (positive)
rasende (plural positive)


lynhurtig

lynhurtig (positive)
lynhurtigt (positive)
lynhurtige (plural positive)
lynhurtige (positive)

From lyn (“lightning, flash”) + hurtig (“fast, quick”).

com

prompt, quick as lightning, quick as a flash


barok

Borrowed from French baroque, from Portuguese barroco.


forbudt

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forbudt (plural and definite singular attributive forbudte)

forbudte (attributive definite singular)
forbudte (attributive plural)


hvas

hvas (neuter hvast, plural and definite singular attributive hvasse, comparative hvassere, superlative (predicative) hvassest, superlative (attributive) hvasseste)

hvast (neuter)
hvasse (attributive definite singular)
hvasse (attributive plural)
hvassere (comparative)
hvassest (predicative superlative)
hvasseste (attributive superlative)
hvas (positive)
hvassere (comparative)
hvassest (superlative)
hvast (positive)
hvasse (plural positive)
hvassere (comparative plural)
hvassest (plural superlative)
hvasse (positive)
hvasseste (superlative)

From Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kvass, Swedish vass, Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰 (ƕassaba, adverb).

sharp (able to cut easily; able to pierce easily; offensive, critical, or acrimonious)


ekstraordinær

ekstraordinær (positive)
ekstraordinært (positive)
ekstraordinære (plural positive)
ekstraordinære (positive)

[ˈɛɡ̊stˢʁ̥ɑɒd̥iˌnɛɐ̯ˀ]

From ekstra- (“extra-”) + ordinær (“ordinary”), from French extraordinaire, from Latin extrāōrdinārius.


ekstravagant

ekstravagant (positive)
ekstravagante (plural positive)
ekstravagante (positive)

[ɛɡ̊stˢʁ̥ɑvaˈɡ̊anˀd̥]

From French extravagant, from Latin extrā and vagārī (“wander”).


skalerbar

skalerbar (positive)
skalerbart (positive)
skalerbare (plural positive)
skalerbare (positive)

From skalere (“to scale”) + -bar. First attested in 1992.


psykosomatisk

psykosomatisk (positive)
psykosomatiske (plural positive)
psykosomatiske (positive)


griset

griset (positive)
grisede (plural positive)
grisede (positive)

From the past participle of grise (“to dirty, mess up”).


hviderussisk

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hviderussisk (plural and definite singular attributive hviderussiske)

hviderussiske (attributive definite singular)
hviderussiske (attributive plural)
hviderussisk (positive)
hviderussiske (plural positive)
hviderussiske (positive)

By surface analysis, hviderusser + -isk.

Belarusian (of or pertaining to Belarus)


glædelig

glædelig (positive)
glædeligere (comparative)
glædeligst (superlative)
glædeligt (positive)
glædelige (plural positive)
glædeligere (comparative plural)
glædeligst (plural superlative)
glædelige (positive)
glædeligste (superlative)

[ˈɡ̊lɛːðəli]

From glæde (“joy”) + -lig. Similar to Faroese gleðiligur, Norwegian Nynorsk gledeleg and Icelandic gleðilegur


skadelig

skadelig (positive)
skadeligere (comparative)
skadeligst (superlative)
skadeligt (positive)
skadelige (plural positive)
skadeligere (comparative plural)
skadeligst (plural superlative)
skadelige (positive)
skadeligste (superlative)

[ˈsɡ̊æːðəli]

From skade (“to harm”) + -lig. Compare German schädlich, English scathely.

harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious


gavnlig

gavnlig (positive)
gavnligt (positive)
gavnlige (plural positive)
gavnlige (positive)


urgermansk

urgermansk (plural and definite singular attributive urgermanske)

urgermanske (attributive definite singular)
urgermanske (attributive plural)
urgermansk (positive)
urgermanske (plural positive)
urgermanske (positive)

[ˈuɐ̯ɡ̊æɐ̯ˌmæːˀnsɡ̊]

Proto-Germanic (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language)


idiomatisk

idiomatisk (positive)
idiomatiske (plural positive)
idiomatiske (positive)

idiomatic (pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language)


egentlig

egentlig (positive)
egentligt (positive)
egentlige (plural positive)
egentlige (positive)
egl. (alternative abbreviation)

Borrowed from Middle Low German ēgentlik (“actual”), related to Swedish egentlig, German eigentlich, Dutch eigenlijk. Derived from the adjective Middle Low German ēgen (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz, cf. Danish egen,German eigen, English own.

positive (definitely laid down, explicitly stated)


respektive

respektive (positive)
respektive (plural positive)
resp. (alternative)

[ˈʁæsb̥əɡ̊ˌtˢiːˀvə]

From Medieval Latin respective, from Latin respectivus.

De kom med deres respektive bidrag.

They brought their respective contributions.


travl

travl (neuter travlt, plural and definite singular attributive travle, comparative travlere, superlative (predicative) travlest, superlative (attributive) travleste)

travlt (neuter)
travle (attributive definite singular)
travle (attributive plural)
travlere (comparative)
travlest (predicative superlative)
travleste (attributive superlative)
travl (positive)
travlere (comparative)
travlest (superlative)
travlt (positive)
travle (plural positive)
travlere (comparative plural)
travlest (plural superlative)
travle (positive)
travleste (superlative)


voksen

voksen (neuter voksent, plural and definite singular attributive voksne)

voksent (neuter)
voksne (attributive definite singular)
voksne (attributive plural)
voksen (positive)
voksent (positive)
voksne (plural positive)
voksne (positive)

From Old Norse vaxinn, a past participle of the verb vaxa (Danish vokse). Cognate with Norwegian voksen, Swedish vuxen.


maniodepressiv

maniodepressiv (positive)
maniodepressivt (positive)
maniodepressive (plural positive)
maniodepressive (positive)

[ˈmæːˀnjoˌd̥epʰʁ̥ɛˌsiwˀ]

manic-depressive, bipolar, having bipolar disorder


bipolær

bipolær (positive)
bipolært (positive)
bipolære (plural positive)
bipolære (positive)

[ˈb̥ipʰoˌlɛːˀɐ̯]


klokkeren

klokkeren (canonical)
klokkerén (canonical)
klokkeren (positive)
klokkerent (positive)
klokkerene (plural positive)
klokkerene (positive)

[ˈkʰlʌɡ̊əˈʁæːˀn]

[ˈkʰlʌɡ̊əˌʁæːˀn]


tyrkisk

tyrkisk (positive)
tyrkiske (plural positive)
tyrkiske (positive)

[ˈtˢyɐ̯kʰisɡ̊]

[ˈtˢyɐ̯ɡ̊isɡ̊]

Turkish (of, from or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language)


rætoromansk

rætoromansk (positive)
rætoromanske (plural positive)
rætoromanske (positive)

[ˈʁɛːtˢoʁoˌmæːˀnsɡ̊]

De taler tysk, fransk, italiensk og rætoromansk i Schweiz.

They speak German, French, Italian and Romansch in Switzerland.


sandsynlig

sandsynlig (neuter sandsynligt, plural and definite singular attributive sandsynlige)

sandsynligt (neuter)
sandsynlige (attributive definite singular)
sandsynlige (attributive plural)
sandsynlig (positive)
sandsynligere (comparative)
sandsynligst (superlative)
sandsynligt (positive)
sandsynlige (plural positive)
sandsynligere (comparative plural)
sandsynligst (plural superlative)
sandsynlige (positive)
sandsynligste (superlative)

Calque of German wahrscheinlich. sand + -syn + -lig.


utvivlsom

utvivlsom (positive)
utvivlsomt (positive)
utvivlsomme (plural positive)
utvivlsomme (positive)

From u- (“-un”) + tvivlsom (“doubtful, dubious”).

prefix

(adverbial) doubtless, no doubt, undoubtedly


invers

invers (positive)
inverst (positive)
inverse (plural positive)
inverse (positive)


gunstigst

predicative superlative degree of gunstig


gunstigste

attributive superlative degree of gunstig


costaricansk

costaricansk (neuter)
costaricansk (positive)
costaricanske (plural positive)
costaricanske (positive)


afgørende

/ˈavˌɡœrənə/

[ˈɑwˌɡ̊ɶˀɐnə]


sølvgrå

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sølvgrå (neuter sølvgråt, plural and definite singular attributive sølvgrå)

sølvgråt (neuter)
sølvgrå (attributive definite singular)
sølvgrå (attributive plural)

[ˈsølˌɡ̊ʁɔːˀ]


schweizisk

schweizisk (plural and definite singular attributive schweiziske)

schweiziske (attributive definite singular)
schweiziske (attributive plural)
schweizisk (positive)
schweiziske (plural positive)
schweiziske (positive)

Swiss (relating to Switzerland and its people)


ukendt

ukendt (plural and definite singular attributive ukendte)

ukendte (attributive definite singular)
ukendte (attributive plural)

[ˈuˌkʰɛnˀd̥]


næn

næn (neuter nænt, plural and definite singular attributive nænne)

nænt (neuter)
nænne (attributive definite singular)
nænne (attributive plural)
næn (positive)
nænt (positive)
nænne (plural positive)
nænne (positive)


beskeden

beskeden (neuter beskedent, plural and definite singular attributive beskedne)

beskedent (neuter)
beskedne (attributive definite singular)
beskedne (attributive plural)
beskeden (positive)
mere beskeden (comparative)
mest beskeden (superlative)
beskedent (positive)
beskedne (plural positive)
mere beskeden (comparative plural)
mest beskeden (plural superlative)
beskedne (positive)
mest beskedne (superlative)

From Middle Low German beschēden (“prudent”) and, in the modern meaning, influenced by German bescheiden. Originally a past participle of the verb bescheiden.

[b̥eˈsɡ̊eˀðn̩]

[b̥eˈsɡ̊eðˀn̩]


agil

agil (positive)
agilt (positive)
agile (plural positive)
agile (positive)


grisk

grisk (neuter grisk or grisk(t), plural and definite singular attributive griske)

grisk (neuter)
grisk (neuter)
griske (attributive definite singular)
griske (attributive plural)

Likely an amalgamation of Old Danish gresk from Old Norse gríð (“intenseness”). And Middle High German grit. Cognate with grådig (“greedy”)


ubønhørlig

ubønhørlig (positive)
ubønhørligt (positive)
ubønhørlige (plural positive)
ubønhørlige (positive)

From u- (“un-”) + bønhøre (“grant, hear”) + -lig.

affix

inexorable (unable to be persuaded; impossible to stop or prevent)


sødygtig

sødygtig (positive)
sødygtigere (comparative)
sødygtigst (superlative)
sødygtigt (positive)
sødygtige (plural positive)
sødygtigere (comparative plural)
sødygtigst (plural superlative)
sødygtige (positive)
sødygtigste (superlative)

[ˈsøˌd̥øɡ̊d̥i]


ejerløs

ejerløs (positive)
ejerløst (positive)
ejerløse (plural positive)
ejerløse (positive)

[ˈɑjɐˌløːˀs]


haitiansk

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haitiansk (plural and definite singular attributive haitianske)

haitianske (attributive definite singular)
haitianske (attributive plural)
haitiansk (positive)
haitianske (plural positive)
haitianske (positive)

Haitian (of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, the Haitian people or the Haitian language)


nedsættende

nedsættende (positive)
nedsættende (plural positive)

[ˈneðˌsɛd̥ənə]

From the present participle of nedsætte (“reduce”), in an archaic sense "belittle", "denigrate" "disparage".


forgæves

forgæves (neuter forgæves, plural and definite singular attributive forgæves)

forgæves (neuter)
forgæves (attributive definite singular)
forgæves (attributive plural)

[fʌˈɡ̊ɛːˀvəs]


utilgivelig

utilgivelig (positive)
utilgiveligt (positive)
utilgivelige (plural positive)
utilgivelige (positive)

From u- (“-un”) + tilgivelig (“forgivable”).


fonetisk

fonetisk (positive)
fonetiske (plural positive)
fonetiske (positive)


kvit

kvit (neuter kvit, plural and definite singular attributive kvit)

kvit (neuter)
kvit (attributive definite singular)
kvit (attributive plural)

From Old Norse kvittr, from Middle Low German quit, from Medieval Latin quitus, quittus, from Latin quiētus (“quiet, calm”).


pauver

pauver (positive)
pauvert (positive)
pauvre (plural positive)
pauvre (positive)

From French pauvre, from Latin pauper (“poor”).


jyske

plural and definite singular attributive of jysk


enbenet

enbenet (positive)
enbenede (plural positive)
enbenede (positive)

[ˈeːnˌb̥eːˀnəð]


etbenet

etbenet (positive)
etbenede (plural positive)
etbenede (positive)

[ˈed̥ˌb̥eːˀnəð]


flov

flov (neuter flovt, plural and definite singular attributive flove)

flovt (neuter)
flove (attributive definite singular)
flove (attributive plural)
flov (positive)
flovere (comparative)
flovest (superlative)
flovt (positive)
flove (plural positive)
flovere (comparative plural)
flovest (plural superlative)
flove (positive)
floveste (superlative)

From Dutch flauw (“bland, tasteless”), from Old French flou (“tired, weary”), which was probably a Germanic loanword, from Frankish *hlāo (“lukewarm, tepid, mild”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), cf. English lew, German flau and German lau.


brødflov

brødflov (positive)
brødflovt (positive)
brødflove (plural positive)
brødflove (positive)

[ˈb̥ʁœðˌflɒwˀ]

From brød (“bread”) + flov (“in a dated sense: weak”).


funktionel

funktionel (positive)
funktionelt (positive)
funktionelle (plural positive)
funktionelle (positive)

[fɔŋɕoˈnɛlˀ]

[ˈfɔŋɕoˌnɛlˀ]

From funktion (“function”) + -el (“-al”).


traditionel

traditionel (positive)
traditionelt (positive)
traditionelle (plural positive)
traditionelle (positive)

[tˢʁ̥ɑd̥iɕoˈnɛlˀ]

From tradition (“tradition”) + -el (“-al”). Compare French traditionnel and German traditionell.


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nyfigen (neuter nyfigent, plural and definite singular attributive nyfigne)

nyfigent (neuter)
nyfigne (attributive definite singular)
nyfigne (attributive plural)
nyfigen (positive)
nyfigent (positive)
nyfigne (plural positive)
nyfigne (positive)


kynisk

kynisk (positive)
kyniske (plural positive)
kyniske (positive)


irritabel

irritabel (neuter irritabelt, plural and definite singular attributive irritabele)

irritabelt (neuter)
irritabele (attributive definite singular)
irritabele (attributive plural)
irritabel (positive)
irritabelt (positive)
irritable (plural positive)
irritable (positive)

[iɐ̯iˈtˢæːˀb̥əl]


kunstig

kunstig (positive)
kunstigere (comparative)
kunstigst (superlative)
kunstigt (positive)
kunstige (plural positive)
kunstigere (comparative plural)
kunstigst (plural superlative)
kunstige (positive)
kunstigste (superlative)


esoterisk

esoterisk (positive)
esoteriske (plural positive)
esoteriske (positive)

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”).


afskyelig

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afskyelig (neuter afskyeligt, plural and definite singular attributive afskyelige)

afskyeligt (neuter)
afskyelige (attributive definite singular)
afskyelige (attributive plural)
afskyelig (positive)
mere afskyelig (comparative)
mest afskyelig (superlative)
afskyeligt (positive)
afskyelige (plural positive)
mere afskyelig (comparative plural)
mest afskyelig (plural superlative)
afskyelige (positive)
mest afskyelige (superlative)

[ɑwˈsɡ̊yːˀəli]

From afsky (“avertion, loathing”) + -lig.

(adverbial) hatefully, detestably, abominably, odiously, disgustingly, atrociously, vilely


toksisk

toksisk (positive)
toksiske (plural positive)
toksiske (positive)

[ˈtˢʌɡ̊sisɡ̊]


svær

svær (neuter svært, plural and definite singular attributive svære)

svært (neuter)
svære (attributive definite singular)
svære (attributive plural)
svær (positive)
sværere (comparative)
sværest (superlative)
svært (positive)
svære (plural positive)
sværere (comparative plural)
sværest (plural superlative)
svære (positive)
sværeste (superlative)

From Old Danish swar, from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, cognate with Swedish svår, German schwer, Dutch zwaar, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 (swērs). The vowel of the modern Danish form is probably due to German influence. Doublet of svar.


splejset

splejset (positive)
splejsede (plural positive)
splejsede (positive)

From splejs (“weed”) + -et, from splejse (“to splice”), from English splice.


tjekkede

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tjekket

tjekket (positive)
tjekkede (plural positive)
tjekkede (positive)

From the past participle of tjekke (“to control”).


fuld som en allike

(simile) drunk as a skunk (highly inebriated)


forrest

forrest (positive)
forreste (plural positive)
forreste (positive)


cylindrisk

cylindrisk (positive)
cylindriske (plural positive)
cylindriske (positive)


beboelig

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beboelig (neuter beboeligt, plural and definite singular attributive beboelige)

beboeligt (neuter)
beboelige (attributive definite singular)
beboelige (attributive plural)
beboelig (positive)
beboeligt (positive)
beboelige (plural positive)
beboelige (positive)


sjov

sjov (positive)
sjovere (comparative)
sjovest (superlative)
sjovt (positive)
sjove (plural positive)
sjovere (comparative plural)
sjovest (plural superlative)
sjove (positive)
sjoveste (superlative)

From Dutch sjouw (part-time work), possibly from West Frisian seeuw (“lake”), in the meaning 'to drag goods ashore through the lake'. The meaning 'amusement' developed via 'coincidence, random event', cf. compound words such as drengesjov.


gensidig

gensidig (positive)
gensidigt (positive)
gensidige (plural positive)
gensidige (positive)

[ˈɡ̊ɛnˌsiðˀi]

From German gegenseitig (“mutual, reciprocal”).


plattysk

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plattysk (plural and definite singular attributive plattyske)

plattyske (attributive definite singular)
plattyske (attributive plural)

Calque of German Plattdeutsch/plattdeutsch. Compare also Dutch Platduits.

cal

Low German (of or relating to the dialects of northern Germany)


forståelig

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forståelig (neuter forståeligt, plural and definite singular attributive forståelige)

forståeligt (neuter)
forståelige (attributive definite singular)
forståelige (attributive plural)
forståelig (positive)
forståeligt (positive)
forståelige (plural positive)
forståelige (positive)

forstå (“understand”) + -e- + -lig (“-able”)


tvetydig

tvetydig (positive)
tvetydigt (positive)
tvetydige (plural positive)
tvetydige (positive)

tve- + -tydig. Calque of German zweideutig, itself a Calque of French équivoque (“equivocal”).


platfodet

platfodet (positive)
platfodede (plural positive)
platfodede (positive)

[ˈpʰlad̥ˌfoːˀðəd̥]


harsk

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harsk (neuter harsk or harskt, plural and definite singular attributive harske)

harsk (neuter)
harskt (neuter)
harske (attributive definite singular)
harske (attributive plural)
harsk (positive)
mere harsk (comparative)
mest harsk (superlative)
harske (plural positive)
mere harsk (comparative plural)
mest harsk (plural superlative)
harske (positive)
mest harske (superlative)

From Old Norse harskr, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kars- (“to scratch, scrape, rub, card”). See also Middle Low German harsch (“hairy”), Russian короста (korosta, “to itch”), Old Church Slavonic краста (krasta).


besk

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besk (neuter besk or beskt, plural and definite singular attributive beske)

besk (neuter)
beskt (neuter)
beske (attributive definite singular)
beske (attributive plural)
besk (positive)
mere besk (comparative)
mest besk (superlative)
beske (plural positive)
mere besk (comparative plural)
mest besk (plural superlative)
beske (positive)
mest beske (superlative)

From Old Danish besk, from Old Norse beiskr. Related to bide, bidsk and bitter.

acrid (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent)


grel

grel (positive)
grellere (comparative)
grellest (superlative)
grelt (positive)
grelle (plural positive)
grellere (comparative plural)
grellest (plural superlative)
grelle (positive)
grelleste (superlative)


sublim

sublim (positive)
sublimere (comparative)
sublimest (superlative)
sublimt (positive)
sublime (plural positive)
sublimere (comparative plural)
sublimest (plural superlative)
sublime (positive)
sublimeste (superlative)


opportun

opportun (positive)
opportunt (positive)
opportune (plural positive)
opportune (positive)

[ʌb̥ɐˈtˢuːˀn]

From French opportun, from Latin opportūnus (“advantageous, favourable, opportune, suitable”).


usynlig

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usynlig (neuter usynligt, plural and definite singular attributive usynlige)

usynligt (neuter)
usynlige (attributive definite singular)
usynlige (attributive plural)
usynlig (positive)
usynligt (positive)
usynlige (plural positive)
usynlige (positive)


frivillig

frivillig (neuter frivilligt, plural and definite singular attributive frivillige)

frivilligt (neuter)
frivillige (attributive definite singular)
frivillige (attributive plural)
frivillig (positive)
mere frivillig (comparative)
mest frivillig (superlative)
frivilligt (positive)
frivillige (plural positive)
mere frivillig (comparative plural)
mest frivillig (plural superlative)
frivillige (positive)
mest frivillige (superlative)

From fri (“free”) + villig (“willing”), calque of German freiwillig.


linned

linned (neuter linned, plural and definite singular attributive linnede)

linned (neuter)
linnede (attributive definite singular)
linnede (attributive plural)


patogen

patogen (positive)
patogent (positive)
patogene (plural positive)
patogene (positive)


monoton

monoton (positive)
monotont (positive)
monotone (plural positive)
monotone (positive)


flad

flad (neuter fladt, plural and definite singular attributive flade)

fladt (neuter)
flade (attributive definite singular)
flade (attributive plural)
flad (positive)
fladere (comparative)
fladest (superlative)
fladt (positive)
flade (plural positive)
fladere (comparative plural)
fladest (plural superlative)
flade (positive)
fladeste (superlative)

From Old Norse flatr, from Proto-Germanic *flataz, cognate with English flat. The Germanic adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *plat- (“flat”), cf. Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús) (whence, via Latin, Danish plat and plads).

dead, flat (of a battery: unable to generate power)

Jeg stak ham en flad.

(nominalized, common gender) a slap to the face


mægtig

mægtig (positive)
mægtigere (comparative)
mægtigst (superlative)
mægtigt (positive)
mægtige (plural positive)
mægtigere (comparative plural)
mægtigst (plural superlative)
mægtige (positive)
mægtigste (superlative)

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.


hævngerrig

hævngerrig (positive)
hævngerrigt (positive)
hævngerrige (plural positive)
hævngerrige (positive)

[ˈhɛwnˌɡ̊æɐ̯ˀi]

[ˈhɛwnˌɡ̊æɐ̯i]

From hævn (“revenge”) + gerrig (“avaricious”).


bestemt

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bestemt (plural and definite singular attributive bestemte)

bestemte (attributive definite singular)
bestemte (attributive plural)

Til et bestemt tidspunkt er koncentrationen 0,5 M. Hvad er koncentrationen en halv time senere?

At a specific point in time, the concentration is 0.5 M. What is the concentration half an hour later?

Hun var fast bestemt på at tage afsted.


dobbelt

dobbelt (positive)
dobbelte (plural positive)
dobbelte (positive)

[ˈd̥ʌb̥əld̥]

From Middle Low German dobbelt, from Old French doble.


arkaisk

arkaisk (positive)
arkaiske (plural positive)
arkaiske (positive)


sidste

sidste (positive)
sidste (plural positive)


laber

laber (plural and definite singular attributive labre)

labre (attributive definite singular)
labre (attributive plural)


fuldkommen

fuldkommen (positive)
fuldkomment (positive)
fuldkomne (plural positive)
fuldkomne (positive)

From the past participle to the archaic verb fuldkomme (“to complete”), cognate with Old Norse fullkominn.

(adverbial) absolutely, fully, perfectly, quite


ubrugelig

ubrugelig (positive)
ubrugeligt (positive)
ubrugelige (plural positive)
ubrugelige (positive)


forårsagtig

forårsagtig (positive)
forårsagtigt (positive)
forårsagtige (plural positive)
forårsagtige (positive)

[ˈfɒːɒsˌɑɡ̊d̥i]

From forår (“spring”) + -agtig (“-like”).


pædofil

pædofil (positive)
pædofilt (positive)
pædofile (plural positive)
pædofile (positive)

pedophilic (of, relating to or pertaining to pedophilia)

(as a noun) pedophile (a person who has a sexual preference for children)


livegen

livegen (neuter livegent, plural and definite singular attributive livegne)

livegent (neuter)
livegne (attributive definite singular)
livegne (attributive plural)

From liv (“life”) + egen (“own”), calque of German leibeigen, Leibeigener.


baltisk

baltisk (positive)
baltiske (plural positive)
baltiske (positive)

Baltic (relating to the Baltic countries and languages)


tveægget

tveægget (positive)
tveæggede (plural positive)
tveæggede (positive)

From tve- (“bi-, double-”) + æg (“edge”) + -et (“-like”), from Old Norse tvíeggjaðr (“double-edged”).

confix

[ˈtˢveˌɛːˀɡ̊əð]

[ˈtˢveˌɛɡ̊əð]


tveægget

From tve- (“bi-, di-”) + æg (“egg”) + -et (“-like”).

[ˈtˢveˌɛːˀɡ̊əð]

[ˈtˢveˌɛɡ̊əð]


mønstret

mønstret (positive)
mønstrede (plural positive)
mønstrede (positive)


lysegrøn

lysegrøn (positive)
lysegrønt (positive)
lysegrønne (plural positive)
lysegrønne (positive)

[ˈlysəˌɡ̊ʁɶnˀ]


skæv

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skæv (neuter skævt, plural and definite singular attributive skæve)

skævt (neuter)
skæve (attributive definite singular)
skæve (attributive plural)
skæv (positive)
skævere (comparative)
skævest (superlative)
skævt (positive)
skæve (plural positive)
skævere (comparative plural)
skævest (plural superlative)
skæve (positive)
skæveste (superlative)
skjæv (alternative)
skiæv (alternative)
skjev (alternative)
skiev (alternative)

Norwegian Bokmål: skjev

From Old Norse skeifr, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz (“crooked”), of disputed ultimate origin. Perhaps from the same source as *skeuhaz (“frightened, shy”). Another possibility is Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂iwos, the source of Latin scaevus (“on the left side”). See also Swedish skev, Dutch scheef, German schief (from Low German).


uddateret

uddateret (positive)
uddaterede (plural positive)
uddaterede (positive)

[ˈuðd̥aˌtˢeːˀɐð]

Calque of English outdated, from ud (“out”) + dateret, the past participle of datere (“to date”).


fundamentale

definite singular and plural of fundamental


caribisk

caribisk (positive)
caribiske (plural positive)
caribiske (positive)
caraibisk (alternative colloquial)

[kʰɑˈʁiːˀb̥isɡ̊]

[kʰaˈʁiːˀb̥isɡ̊]


gregoriansk

gregoriansk (positive)
gregorianske (plural positive)
gregorianske (positive)

[ɡ̊ʁɛɡ̊oɐ̯iæːˀnsɡ̊]

[ɡ̊ʁɛɡ̊ɒɐ̯iæːˀnsɡ̊]


splitternøgen

splitternøgen (positive)
splitternøgent (positive)
splitternøgne (plural positive)
splitternøgne (positive)


labil

labil (positive)
labilt (positive)
labile (plural positive)
labile (positive)

Borrowed from Latin lābilis (“apt to slip, transient”).


fantastisk

fantastisk (positive)
fantastiske (plural positive)
fantastiske (positive)

Hun er fantastisk!


muskuløs

muskuløs (positive)
muskuløst (positive)
muskuløse (plural positive)
muskuløse (positive)

From French musculeux (“muscular, brawny”).


behændig

behændig (positive)
behændigt (positive)
behændige (plural positive)
behændige (positive)


kuriøs

kuriøs (positive)
kuriøst (positive)
kuriøse (plural positive)
kuriøse (positive)

[kʰuɐ̯iˈøːˀs]

From French curieux (“curious”), from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”). Cognate with German kurios.


skandaløs

skandaløs (positive)
skandaløst (positive)
skandaløse (plural positive)
skandaløse (positive)

From skandale (“scandal”) + -øs (“-ous”), from French scandaleux (“scandalous”).


ambitiøs

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ambitiøs (neuter ambitiøst, plural and definite singular attributive ambitiøse)

ambitiøst (neuter)
ambitiøse (attributive definite singular)
ambitiøse (attributive plural)
ambitiøs (positive)
mere ambitiøs (comparative)
mest ambitiøs (superlative)
ambitiøst (positive)
ambitiøse (plural positive)
mere ambitiøs (comparative plural)
mest ambitiøs (plural superlative)
ambitiøse (positive)
mest ambitiøse (superlative)

[ɑmb̥iˈɕøːˀs]

From French ambitieux (“ambitious”) + -øs.


myg

myg (neuter mygt, plural and definite singular attributive myge)

mygt (neuter)
myge (attributive definite singular)
myge (attributive plural)
myg (positive)
mygere (comparative)
mygest (superlative)
mygt (positive)
myge (plural positive)
mygere (comparative plural)
mygest (plural superlative)
myge (positive)
mygeste (superlative)

From Old Norse mjúkr (“soft, meek”), from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål myk, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish mjuk. English meek is borrowed from Old Norse.

(rare) supple, lissom, pliant
(figurative) docile, yielding, weak

supple, lissom, pliant
docile, yielding, weak


falleret

falleret (positive)
fallerede (plural positive)
fallerede (positive)

Originally the past participle of the archaic fallere, from Italian fallire (“to go bankrupt”), from Latin fallere (“to fail”).


alvorligt

(adverbial) seriously, gravely, earnestly, severely, grievously, thoroughly


dejlig

dejlig (positive)
dejligere (comparative)
dejligst (superlative)
dejligt (positive)
dejlige (plural positive)
dejligere (comparative plural)
dejligst (plural superlative)
dejlige (positive)
dejligste (superlative)
deilig (alternative obsolete)

→ Faroese: deiligur

→ Icelandic: dægilegur

From Old Danish degeligh, from Middle Low German degelik (“prosperous, vigorous”) (from Old Saxon *dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz), + the suffix *-līkaz.
Cognate with older Swedish dejlig, Norwegian Bokmål deilig and Dutch degelijk (“sound, solid”).


virkelig

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virkelig (neuter virkeligt, plural and definite singular attributive virkelige)

virkeligt (neuter)
virkelige (attributive definite singular)
virkelige (attributive plural)
virkelig (positive)
virkeligere (comparative)
virkeligst (superlative)
virkeligt (positive)
virkelige (plural positive)
virkeligere (comparative plural)
virkeligst (plural superlative)
virkelige (positive)
virkeligste (superlative)

Borrowed from German wirklich. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk verkeleg and Swedish verklig. The sense real is slightly newer (since the 18th century)


statelig

statelig (positive)
stateligere (comparative)
stateligst (superlative)
stateligt (positive)
statelige (plural positive)
stateligere (comparative plural)
stateligst (plural superlative)
statelige (positive)
stateligste (superlative)

[ˈsd̥æːˀd̥əli]

From stat (“obsolete sense: magnificence”) + -lig, from Middle Low German statelik.


vulgær

vulgær (positive)
vulgært (positive)
vulgære (plural positive)
vulgære (positive)

[vulˈɡ̊ɛːˀɐ̯]

From French vulgaire (“vulgar, crude”), from Latin vulgāris (“common, usual”), from vulgus (“the common people, the public”).


gymnasial

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gymnasial (neuter gymnasialt, plural and definite singular attributive gymnasiale)

gymnasialt (neuter)
gymnasiale (attributive definite singular)
gymnasiale (attributive plural)
gymnasiel (alternative)


fikse

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


alternativ

alternativ (positive)
alternativt (positive)
alternative (plural positive)
alternative (positive)


vant

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vant (plural and definite singular attributive vante)

vante (attributive definite singular)
vante (attributive plural)

From an obsolete past participle of vænne (“to accustom”).

Drengen føler sig tryg i vante omgivelser.

The boy feels secure in a familiar environment.

De vante steder til gudsdyrkelse kunde de lade dem beholde, de vante

1873, Fr. Hammerich, De episk-kristelige Oldkvad hos de gotiske Folk, page 167:

They could let them keep the usual places of worship, the usual ones

1839, Thomasine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, Nye fortællinger af Forfatteren' til "En Hverdags-Historie" (ed. Johan Ludwig Heiberg), C.A. Reitzel, page 89

For several days, he stuck to this decision, and the young girl, whose heart already drooped at this its first love, wandered, looking in vain, around the usual places, not knowing the struggle which the ungrateful lover had to fight with his own heart.

I flere Dage blev han denne Beslutning tro, og den unge Pige, hvis Hjerte allerede hang ved denne sin første Kjærlighed, vandrede, forgjæves speidende, omkring de vante Steder, uden at ane den Kamp, som den utaknemmelige Elsker maatte stride med sit eget Hjerte.

Jeg kan klare mig uden at vække opsigt i kortere tidsrum ad gangen på vante steder.

2015, Christine Merrill, Lady Folbrokes bedårende bedrag, Forlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:

I can make it without attracting attention for short time intervals at a time in usual places.

Folk vil gerne bevæge sig væk fra de vante steder, hvis det, de skal se, lyder spændende nok.

2011, Kai Jørgensen, At Starte Som en Kat Må Give Mindst 9 Liv, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 184:

People are willing to move away from the usual places, if that which they are to see sounds exciting enough.


flydende

flydende (positive)
flydende (plural positive)

From the present participle of flyde (“to flow, float”).


bibl.

(elliptically) Abbreviation of (i) bibelsk sprog (“[in] Biblical language”).


mageløs

mageløs (positive)
mageløst (positive)
mageløse (plural positive)
mageløse (positive)

[ˈmæːjəˌløːˀs]


uforlignelig

uforlignelig (neuter uforligneligt, plural and definite singular attributive uforlignelige, comparative uforligneligere, superlative (predicative) uforligneligst, superlative (attributive) uforligneligste)

uforligneligt (neuter)
uforlignelige (attributive definite singular)
uforlignelige (attributive plural)
uforligneligere (comparative)
uforligneligst (predicative superlative)
uforligneligste (attributive superlative)

From u- (“-un”) + forligne (“dated: compare”) + -lig.

con

Jeg har forfædre, der var uforlignelige i deres gavnlighed.

2007, Eivissa: roman, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 191:

I have ancestors that were unparalleled in their usefulness.

Disse store mestre fortsætter med at bevæge og vejlede mig, og der går ikke en dag, uden at jeg husker dem og deres uforlignelige venlighed, og jeg fortæller mine elever og venner om dem.

2000, Den tibetanske bog om livet og døden, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 425:

These great masters continue to move and guide me, and not a day passes that I do not remember them and their unequaled kindness, and I tell my students and friends about them.

Men det var en række begivenheder i europæisk fodbold, helt uafhængigt af den uforlignelige teknikers bedrifter på banen, der gjorde det muligt for ham at veksle sin kunnen til beløb, fodboldspillere ikke havde drømt om bare en generation ...

2012, Poul Funder Larsen, Spillet om milliarderne: Pengenes veje og vildveje i europæisk fodbold, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

But it was a series of events in European football that, quite independently of the unrivaled technician's accomplishments on the field, made it possible for him to turn his skill into sums of money of which footballers had not dreamt only a generation ...

incomparable, matchless, unequaled, unrivaled, inimitable


hudløs

hudløs (positive)
hudløst (positive)
hudløse (plural positive)
hudløse (positive)

[ˈhuðˌløːˀs]


djævelsk

djævelsk (positive)
djævelske (plural positive)
djævelske (positive)

[ˈd̥jɛːvəlsɡ̊]

(adverbial) devilishly, diabolically, fiendishly


skændig

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skændig (neuter skændigt, plural and definite singular attributive skændige)

skændigt (neuter)
skændige (attributive definite singular)
skændige (attributive plural)
skændig (positive)
skændigere (comparative)
skændigst (superlative)
skændigt (positive)
skændige (plural positive)
skændigere (comparative plural)
skændigst (plural superlative)
skændige (positive)
skændigste (superlative)

From Middle Low German schendich. Equivalent to skænd + -ig.

disgraceful, scandalous, nefarious, outrageous


vrang

vrang (positive)
vrangt (positive)
vrange (plural positive)
vrange (positive)

From Old Danish wrang (“wrong”), from Old Norse rangr (“awry”), from earlier *wrangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), *werg'-, *wrengh-, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”). More at wrong.

der

Strik fem masker vrang.

Purl five stitches (lit. "knit five stitches purlwise")

(knitting, also used adverbially) purlwise


bestandig

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bestandig (neuter singular bestandigt, definite singular and plural bestandige)

bestandigt (neuter singular)
bestandige (definite plural singular)

From Low German bestendich, Derived from Low German bestan (“to pass, qualify”).


usagt

usagt (positive)
usagte (plural positive)
usagte (positive)


walisisk

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walisisk (plural and definite singular attributive walisiske)

walisiske (attributive definite singular)
walisiske (attributive plural)
walisisk (positive)
walisiske (plural positive)
walisiske (positive)

Welsh (of or pertaining to Wales or the Welsh language)


rumænsk

rumænsk (positive)
rumænske (plural positive)
rumænske (positive)

[ʁuˈmɛːˀnsɡ̊]

Romanian (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language)


grønlandsk

grønlandsk (positive)
grønlandske (plural positive)
grønlandske (positive)

[ˈɡ̊ʁɶnˌlænˀsɡ̊]

Inherited from Old Norse grœnlenzkr, from Grœnland (“Greenland”).

Greenlandic (of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people or language)


skotsk

skotsk (positive)
skotske (plural positive)
skotske (positive)

Scottish, Scotch, Scots (of or from Scotland)


frisisk

frisisk (plural and definite singular attributive frisiske)

frisiske (attributive definite singular)
frisiske (attributive plural)
frisisk (positive)
frisiske (plural positive)
frisiske (positive)

Frisian (of Friesland, Frisian people, or the language)


catalansk

catalansk (positive)
catalanske (plural positive)
catalanske (positive)


forskjellig

forskjellig (neuter forskjelligt, plural and definite singular attributive forskjellige)

forskjelligt (neuter)
forskjellige (attributive definite singular)
forskjellige (attributive plural)

Men deraf synes at følge noget Andet, at nemlig Mennesket først, hvis han skal faae Noget i Sandhed at vide om det Ubekjendte (Guden), maa faae at vide, at det er forskjelligt fra ham, absolut forskjelligt fra ham.

1843, Søren Kierkegaard, Samlede værker, page 214:

But from that, something else seems to follow, namely, that the human must first, if he is to truly get any knowledge about the unknown (the god), must be told that it is different from him, absolutely different from him.

Disse Fyrsters Indskrifter ere paar to Undtagelser nær affattede i alle tre Skriftarter, hvori Sproget er ligesaa forskjelligt som Skriften; ...

The inscriptions of these lords are, with two exceptions, written in all three kinds of writing, in which the language is as different as the writing; ...


rørig

rørig (positive)
rørigt (positive)
rørige (plural positive)
rørige (positive)

From røre (“to move”) + -ig, from Middle Low German rōrich. Cognate with German rührig.

agile (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs)


smålig

smålig (positive)
småligt (positive)
smålige (plural positive)
smålige (positive)

From små (“small”) + -lig, from Old Norse smáligr.


tjekkisk

tjekkisk (positive)
tjekkiske (plural positive)
tjekkiske (positive)

Czech (pertaining to the Czech Republic, the Czech people, culture, or language)


maltesisk

maltesisk (positive)
maltesiske (plural positive)
maltesiske (positive)

Compare with German maltesisch and Maltesisch

Pertaining to Malta, the Maltese people, culture, or language.


karakteristisk

karakteristisk (neuter karakteristisk, plural and definite singular attributive karakteristiske)

karakteristisk (neuter)
karakteristiske (attributive definite singular)
karakteristiske (attributive plural)
karakteristisk (positive)
mere karakteristisk (comparative)
mest karakteristisk (superlative)
karakteristiske (plural positive)
mere karakteristisk (comparative plural)
mest karakteristisk (plural superlative)
karakteristiske (positive)
mest karakteristiske (superlative)


forkert

forkert (plural and definite singular attributive forkerte)

forkerte (attributive definite singular)
forkerte (attributive plural)

[fʌˈkʰeɐ̯ˀd̥]

[fɒ̽ˈkʰeɒ̯̽ˀt]

From the past participle to the archaic forkere (“change, turn, distort”), from Middle Low German vorkēren (“to turn in a wrong direction”), from Old Saxon far- + kerian (“to turn”), compare German verkehren (“to interact, turn in a wrong direction”) and verkehrt (“wrong”).


irriterende

[iɐ̯iˈtˢeˀɐnə]

[iɐ̯ˈtˢeɐ̯ˀnə]

annoying (causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious)


probat

probat (positive)
probate (plural positive)
probate (positive)

[pʰʁ̥oˈb̥æːˀd̥]

From Latin probātus, the past participle of probāre (“to test, prove, approve”).


fortsatte

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

[ˈfɒːd̥ˌsad̥ə]

[ˈfɒːˌsad̥ə]


fallit

head

fallit (neuter fallit, plural and definite singular attributive fallit)

fallit (neuter)
fallit (attributive definite singular)
fallit (attributive plural)

gå fallit


enkelt

enkelt (neuter singular enkelt, plural enkelte)

enkelt (neuter singular)
enkelte (plural)

single, individual, not immediately surrounded or followed by other similar specimens or cases

special, particular, occurring once or only a few times and therefore particularly prominent


snar

snar (neuter snart, plural and definite singular attributive snare)

snart (neuter)
snare (attributive definite singular)
snare (attributive plural)
snar (positive)
snarere (comparative)
snarest (superlative)
snart (positive)
snare (plural positive)
snarere (comparative plural)
snarest (plural superlative)
snare (positive)
snareste (superlative)

From Old Norse snarr from snara (“turn”).


vågen

vågen (neuter vågent, plural and definite singular attributive vågne)

vågent (neuter)
vågne (attributive definite singular)
vågne (attributive plural)

From Old Norse vakinn, originally a past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (“to awake”), whence also English wake. The Old Norse verb vaka (“to be awake”) (Danish våge) comes from a different variant of the same verb, *wakāną.


uvis

uvis (neuter uvist, plural and definite singular attributive uvisse)

uvist (neuter)
uvisse (attributive definite singular)
uvisse (attributive plural)


uvis

uvis (neuter uvist, plural and definite singular attributive uvise)

uvist (neuter)
uvise (attributive definite singular)
uvise (attributive plural)

... så tal til mig, så jeg forstår det, da jeg er en uvis mand, som ikke har fået mit hoved ødelagt af gudernes visdom.”

2014, Martin Jensen, Ravneflugt, Klim, →ISBN:

... then speak to me so that I may understand, as I am an unwise man who has not had my^([sic]) head ruined by the wisdom of the gods."

Her hænder det efter det gamle ordsprog, at ilde vælger uvis mand, ...

Here happens in accordance with the old adage that misfortune chooses unwise man, ...


barfodet

barfodet (positive)
barfodede (plural positive)
barfodede (positive)

[ˈb̥ɑːˌfoːˀðəd̥]


støvet

støvet (positive)
støvede (plural positive)
støvede (positive)


konstruktiv

konstruktiv (positive)
konstruktivt (positive)
konstruktive (plural positive)
konstruktive (positive)

constructive (carefully considered and meant to be helpful)


grundlæggende

grundlæggende (positive)
grundlæggende (plural positive)
grundliggende (alternative)

Present participle of grundlægge (“to found, establish”).


grundliggende

grundliggende (positive)
grundliggende (plural positive)


basisk

basisk (positive)
basiske (plural positive)
basiske (positive)

[ˈb̥æːˀsisɡ̊]


dubiøs

dubiøs (positive)
dubiøst (positive)
dubiøse (plural positive)
dubiøse (positive)

From Latin dubiōsus. Compare English dubious, German dubios and Swedish dubiös.


ørkesløs

ørkesløs (positive)
ørkesløst (positive)
ørkesløse (plural positive)
ørkesløse (positive)

[ˈœ̞ɐ̯ɡ̊əsˌløːˀs]

From ørke (“archaic: work, profession”) + -s- (“-s-”) + -løs (“-less”), From the verb orke.


historisk

historisk (positive)
historiske (plural positive)
historiske (positive)


pågående

unavoidable, inescapable (something that comes close to life, and which one therefore cannot avoid thinking about or relating to)

forceful, forward, pushy, intrusive (of a person)


bestående

[b̥eˈsd̥ɔˀənə]


fritstående

fritstående (positive)
fritstående (plural positive)

[ˈfʁ̥id̥ˌsd̥ɔːˀənə]


revolutionær

revolutionær (positive)
revolutionært (positive)
revolutionære (plural positive)
revolutionære (positive)

[ʁɛvoluɕoˈnɛːˀɐ̯]

From revolution + -ær. Compare French révolutionnaire.

revolutionary (of or pertaining to a revolution in government)


forne

Either revived or borrowed from Old Norse forn or Swedish forn respectively. from Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“foregoing, previous; recent”), from Proto-Indo-European *perǝm-, *perǝ- (“fore, first”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth, over, across, through”). A inherited version from Old Danish forn (“old, weak”) went out of use, and was replaced by the more commonly used adjective gammel.


udadvendt

udadvendt (positive)
udadvendte (plural positive)
udadvendte (positive)

[ˈuðˀaðˌvɛnˀd̥]

outgoing (being comfortable in social settings and interactions), extrovert (one who is outgoing, sociable)

turned out (being turned or rotated outwards or out of something)


kejthåndet

kejthåndet (positive)
kejthåndede (plural positive)
kejthåndede (positive)

[ˈkʰɑjd̥ˌhʌnˀəð]

(now uncommon) left-handed (preferring the left hand over the right)


submarin

submarin (positive)
submarint (positive)
submarine (plural positive)
submarine (positive)


delvis

head

delvis (neuter delvist, plural and definite singular attributive delvise)

delvist (neuter)
delvise (attributive definite singular)
delvise (attributive plural)


promiskuøs

promiskuøs (positive)
mere promiskuøs (comparative)
mest promiskuøs (superlative)
promiskuøst (positive)
promiskuøse (plural positive)
mere promiskuøs (comparative plural)
mest promiskuøs (plural superlative)
promiskuøse (positive)
mest promiskuøse (superlative)

Fra den perfekte, ufejlbarlige Super-Henrik til den ... hvad var det, det hed? Promiskuøse... til den promiskuøse Henrik, der havde noget kørende med en fyr, der hed Jens, og som strejfede rundt om natten for at gå til hemmelige, lyssky møder!

2013, Håkan Nesser, Menneske uden hund, Forlaget Modtryk, →ISBN:

From the perfect, infallible Super-Henrik to the... what was it called? Promiscuous... to the promiscuous Henrik, who had a thing going with a guy called Jens, who roamed the night to go to secret, shady meetings!

promiscuous (who have sex with constantly changing partners)


desperat

desperat (positive)
desperate (plural positive)
desperate (positive)


nordlig

nordlig (neuter nordligt, plural and definite singular attributive nordlige)

nordligt (neuter)
nordlige (attributive definite singular)
nordlige (attributive plural)
nordlig (positive)
nordligt (positive)
nordlige (plural positive)
nordlige (positive)


personlig

personlig (neuter personligt, plural and definite singular attributive personlige)

personligt (neuter)
personlige (attributive definite singular)
personlige (attributive plural)
personlig (positive)
personligere (comparative)
personligst (superlative)
personligt (positive)
personlige (plural positive)
personligere (comparative plural)
personligst (plural superlative)
personlige (positive)
personligste (superlative)


tyske

plural and definite singular attributive of tysk


praktisk

praktisk (plural and definite singular attributive praktiske)

praktiske (attributive definite singular)
praktiske (attributive plural)
praktisk (positive)
praktiske (plural positive)
praktiske (positive)

[ˈpʰʁ̥ɑɡ̊d̥isɡ̊]

Via German praktisch from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós).


analoge

plural and definite singular attributive of analog


kommutative

plural and definite singular attributive of kommutativ


arabiske

inflection of arabisk:
definite singular


elektriske

plural and definite singular attributive of elektrisk


elektroniske

plural and definite singular attributive of elektronisk


punktlige

plural and definite singular attributive of punktlig


politiske

inflection of politisk:
definite singular


brasilianske

inflection of brasiliansk:
definite singular


demokratiske

[d̥emoˈkʰʁ̥ɑˀd̥isɡ̊ə]


dyre

plural and definite singular attributive of dyr


funktionelle

inflection of funktionel:
definite singular


troligt

(adverbial) steadily, faithfully, religiously


svage

plural and definite singular attributive of svag


pornografiske

plural and definite singular attributive of pornografisk


indiske

plural and definite singular attributive of indisk


kritisk

kritisk (positive)
kritiske (plural positive)
kritiske (positive)


skriftlig

skriftlig (neuter skriftligt, plural and definite singular attributive skriftlige)

skriftligt (neuter)
skriftlige (attributive definite singular)
skriftlige (attributive plural)

From skrift + -lig, compare German schriftlich.


klinisk

klinisk (positive)
kliniske (plural positive)
kliniske (positive)


empatisk

empatisk (positive)
empatiske (plural positive)
empatiske (positive)


sympatisk

sympatisk (neuter sympatisk, plural and definite singular attributive sympatiske, comparative mere sympatisk, superlative (predicative) mest sympatisk, superlative (attributive) mest sympatiske)

sympatisk (neuter)
sympatiske (attributive definite singular)
sympatiske (attributive plural)
mere sympatisk (comparative)
mest sympatisk (predicative superlative)
mest sympatiske (attributive superlative)


samtlige

From Old Danish samtlig, from Low German samtlik and/or sametlik.


døde

plural and definite singular attributive of død


troværdig

troværdig (neuter troværdigt, plural and definite singular attributive troværdige)

troværdigt (neuter)
troværdige (attributive definite singular)
troværdige (attributive plural)
troværdig (positive)
troværdigere (comparative)
troværdigst (superlative)
troværdigt (positive)
troværdige (plural positive)
troværdigere (comparative plural)
troværdigst (plural superlative)
troværdige (positive)
troværdigste (superlative)

[tˢʁ̥oˈʋaɐ̯ˀd̥i]

From tro (“to believe, trust”) + værdig (“worthy”).


produktiv

produktiv (positive)
produktivt (positive)
produktive (plural positive)
produktive (positive)


faktisk

head

faktisk (neuter faktisk, plural and definite singular attributive faktiske)

faktisk (neuter)
faktiske (attributive definite singular)
faktiske (attributive plural)
faktisk (positive)
faktiske (plural positive)
faktiske (positive)

[ˈfɑɡ̊d̥isɡ̊]

[ˈfɑɣd̥isɡ̊]

From faktum (“fact”) + -isk, influenced by German faktisch.

(adverbial) actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, really


guddommelig

guddommelig (positive)
guddommeligere (comparative)
guddommeligst (superlative)
guddommeligt (positive)
guddommelige (plural positive)
guddommeligere (comparative plural)
guddommeligst (plural superlative)
guddommelige (positive)
guddommeligste (superlative)

[ɡ̊uðˈd̥ʌmˀəli]


vågne

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


primitiv

primitiv (positive)
mere primitiv (comparative)
mest primitiv (superlative)
primitivt (positive)
primitive (plural positive)
mere primitiv (comparative plural)
mest primitiv (plural superlative)
primitive (positive)
mest primitive (superlative)

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.


hundekold

hundekold (positive)
hundekoldt (positive)
hundekolde (plural positive)
hundekolde (positive)

From hunde- (“extremely and unpleasantly”) + kold (“cold”).