ærlig

See also: ärlig

Danish

Etymology

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

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

ærlig

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

Inflection
Inflection of ærlig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular ærlig ærligere ærligst2
Neuter singular ærligt ærligere ærligst2
Plural ærlige ærligere ærligst2
Definite attributive1 ærlige ærligere ærligste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ærligr and Middle Low German ehrlich

Adjective

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

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

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References
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