salig
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Old Saxon sālig.
Inflection
| Inflection of salig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | salig | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | saligt | — | —2 |
| Plural | salige | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | salige | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (compare Old Norse sæll, Norwegian sæl).
Adjective
salig (neuter singular salig, definite singular and plural salige, comparative saligere, indefinite superlative saligst, definite superlative saligste)
- (religious) blessed, saved, granted eternal life
- Salige er de fattige i ånden.
- Blessed are the poor in spirit. (Matthew 5,3)
- Salig er den som ikke følger ugudelige menneskers råd og ikke slår inn på synderes vei eller sitter sammen med spottere. (From the Book of Psalms in the Bible)
- Blessed is he that does not follow the counsel of wicked men and does not walk the way of sinners or sit together with scoffers.
- blissful, blessed, immensely happy
- Hun var i en salig rus.
- She was in a rush of blissfulness.
- Hun var i en salig rus.
- used humorously and as an adverb intensifier
- Min salig bestemor.
- My blissfull [dead] grandmother.
- Han er salig full.
- He is blissfully [very] drunk.
- Min salig bestemor.
Synonyms
- befridd, berget, bevart, forløst, fri, frelst
- forklare (forklaret), guddommelig, herlig, liflig, lykkelig, sæl, vidunderlig
Derived terms
References
- “salig” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “salig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Wikiquote, Norwegian edition
- Online Etymology Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (compare Old Norse sæll, Norwegian sæl).
Adjective
salig (indefinite singular salig, definite singular and plural salige, comparative saligare, indefinite superlative saligast, definite superlative saligaste)
- (religious) blessed, saved, granted eternal life
- Salige er dei fattige i ånda.
- Blessed are the poor in spirit. (Matthew 5,3)
- Salig er han som ikkje følgjer ugudelege menneskes råd og ikkje slår inn på syndares veg eller sitt saman med spottare. (From the Book of Psalms in the Bible)
- Blessed is he that does not follow the counsel of the wicked and does not walk the way of sinners or sit together with scoffers.
- Salige er dei fattige i ånda.
- (humorously) drunk
- God og salig.
- Good and drunk.
- God og salig.
Synonyms
- frigjort, berga, bevart, forløyst, fri, frelst
- forklare (forklaret), guddommeleg, herleg, ljuvleg, lykkeleg, sæl, vedunderleg
Derived terms
References
- “salig” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “salig” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Wikiquote, Norwegian edition
- Online Etymology Dictionary
Old English
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sēlīgaz, whence also Old English sǣliġ.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Germanic *sēlīgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (compare Old Norse sæll, Swedish säll).
Pronunciation
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