verdslig
Danish
Adjective
verdslig
- temporal (of or relating to the material world)
- secular
- worldly
Inflection
| Inflection of verdslig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | verdslig | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | verdsligt | — | —2 |
| Plural | verdslige | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | verdslige | — | — |
| 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. | |||
References
- “verdslig” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
verd (“verden”) + -lig, from Old Norse veraldligr
Adjective
verdslig (neuter singular verdslig, definite singular and plural verdslige)
- worldly, secular
See also
- verdsleg (Nynorsk)
References
- “verdslig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.