enfoldig
Danish
Adjective
enfoldig (neuter enfoldigt, plural and definite singular attributive enfoldige, comparative enfoldigere, superlative (predicative) enfoldigst, superlative (attributive) enfoldigste)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From enfold + -ig. Compare German einfältig and Dutch eenvoudig
Pronunciation
Adjective
enfoldig (neuter singular enfoldig, definite singular and plural enfoldige)
Usage notes
The meaning was originally "simple", "honest", corresponding to Latin simplex. Later the word gained a pejorative connotation, just like English simple.
Related terms
See also
- einfaldig (Nynorsk)
References
- “enfoldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 137