velbegrunnet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From vel +‎ begrunnet.

Adjective

velbegrunnet (neuter singular velbegrunnet, definite singular and plural velbegrunnede or velbegrunnete)

1. well-founded, soundly based

Usage notes

Also spelt velgrunnet, but neither word is listed in the Bokmål Dictionary - velgrunna is listed in Nynorsk. Similar words are välgrundad (Swedish) and velbegrundet (Danish).

References

• Einar Haugen: Norwegian English Dictionary.