sølle

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Danish sæligh. Related to salig (“lucky, fortunate”). The meaning has evolved over time, due to ironic use, cf. English silly.

Adjective

sølle (uninflectable)

  1. pathetic
  2. poor
  3. miserable
  4. lousy

Inflection

Inflection of sølle
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular sølle — —2
indefinite neuter singular sølle — —2
plural sølle — —2
definite attributive1 sølle — —

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.

Synonyms

References

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