kærligr
Old Norse
Etymology
From kærr (dear) + -ligr (-like), possibly from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire”).
Adjective
- loving, affectionate
Descendants
- Icelandic: kærleikur
- Faroese: kærligur
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: kjærlig
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærleik
- Old Swedish: kærleker
- Swedish: kärlek
- Danish: kærlig