fredelig

Danish

Etymology

fred (“peace”) +‎ -lig, from Old Danish frithelik, from Old Norse friðligr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /freːdəliɡ/, [ˈfʁ̥æːðəli]

Adjective

fredelig (neuter fredeligt, plural and definite singular attributive fredelige)

1. peaceful
2. peaceable
3. harmless

Inflection

Inflection of fredelig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	fredelig	fredeligere	fredeligst2
indefinite neuter singular	fredeligt	fredeligere	fredeligst2
plural	fredelige	fredeligere	fredeligst2
definite attributive1	fredelige	fredeligere	fredeligste

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

• fredelighed
• fredeliggøre
• ufredelig

References

• “fredelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse friðligr.

Adjective

fredelig (neuter singular fredelig, definite singular and plural fredelige, comparative fredeligere, indefinite superlative fredeligst, definite superlative fredeligste)

1. peaceful
2. harmless

Related terms

• fred
• fredfull

See also

• fredeleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “fredelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.