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
Indefinte 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

• ærlighed (“honesty, sincerity”)
• uærlig (“dishonest”)

Further reading

• “ærlig” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ærlig” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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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)

Antonyms

• uærlig

See also

• ærleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “ærlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.