ilsken

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪlskɛn/

Adjective

ilsken (neuter ilske or ilskent, definite singular and plural ilskne, comparative ilsknare, indefinite superlative ilsknast, definite superlative ilsknaste)

1. short-tempered, hotheaded

Further reading

• “ilsken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ilzkin, from Old Swedish ilzker (“evil”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪ̂lːskɛn]

• Audio (Gotland):

  (file)

Adjective

ilsken (comparative ilsknare, superlative ilsknast)

1. angry

Declension

Inflection of ilsken

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	ilsken	ilsknare	ilsknast
neuter singular	ilsket	ilsknare	ilsknast
plural	ilskna	ilsknare	ilsknast
masculine plural2	ilskne	ilsknare	ilsknast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ilskne	ilsknare	ilsknaste
all	ilskna	ilsknare	ilsknaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• folkilsken
• tvärilsken

Related terms

• ilsk
• ilska
• ill-

References

• “ilsken”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ilsken”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ilsken”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• ilsken in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• ilskne, kilens, likens