merkelig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse merkiligr.

Adjective

merkelig (neuter singular merkelig, definite singular and plural merkelige, comparative merkeligere, indefinite superlative merkeligst, definite superlative merkeligste)

1. remarkable, notable
2. strange, odd, peculiar
3. funny (peculiar)

Antonyms

• umerkelig

See also

• merkeleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “merkelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.