fiendtleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fiendsleg

Etymology

From Middle Low German vīentlik, from vient + -lik, merged with Norwegian Nynorsk fiende and -leg, keeping the sound -t- in the middle. Compare Swedish fientlig, Norwegian Bokmål fiendtlig and Danish fjendtlig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fiːɛntlɛ(ɡ)/

Adjective

fiendtleg (indefinite singular fiendtleg, definite singular and plural fiendtlege, comparative fiendtlegare, indefinite superlative fiendtlegast, definite superlative fiendtlegaste)

1. hostile

Further reading

• “fiendtleg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.