ærlig

See also: ärlig

Danish

Etymology

ære (“honour”) +‎ -lig. From Middle Low German erlich. Compare German ehrlich.

Pronunciation

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

ærlig (neuter ærligt, plural and definite singular attributive ærlige)

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

Inflection

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

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

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Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ærligr and Middle Low German ehrlich.

Adjective

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

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

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References

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