velbegrunnet
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From vel + begrunnet
Adjective
velbegrunnet (neuter singular velbegrunnet, definite singular and plural velbegrunnede or velbegrunnete)
- 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.