anselig
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Danish
[edit ]Alternative forms
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From anse ("to consider") + -lig . Compare German ansehnlich .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]anselig (neuter anseligt , plural and definite singular attributive anselige )
- sizable, of some size
- 2016, Martin Jensen, Kongens thegn, Klim, →ISBN:
- Men desuden en anselig sum, som var bestemt til jarlen.
- But furthermore a sizable sum of money, which was intended for the earl.
- 1842, ANNALER FOR NORDISK OLDKYNDIGHED, page 365:
- Det er en ældgammel og anselig Stad i Mesopotamien (Dschczira), som ellers hos græske Skribenter kaldes Charræ.
- It is an ancient and sizable city in Mesopotamia (Dschczira), which is otherwise called Charræ by Greek authours.
- 1973, Sven Hazel, Jeg så dem dø: Dansk udgave, MHABooks, →ISBN:
- Hvor er din høvding? spørger Porta inkvisitorisk en overfed Unteroffizier, der sidder på en taburet og bider af en anselig leverpølse, så fedtet løber ham ned over halsen.
- Where is your chief?, Porta asks an obese Unteroffizier inquisitorially, who sits on a stool, biting from a sizable liver sausage, such that the grease flows down his neck.
Inflection
[edit ]| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | anselig | anseligere | anseligst 2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | anseligt | anseligere | anseligst 2 |
| plural | anselige | anseligere | anseligst 2 |
| definite attributive1 | anselige | anseligere | anseligste |
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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- "anselig" in Den Danske Ordbog
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