enfoldig
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Danish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enfoldig (neuter enfoldigt, plural and definite singular attributive enfoldige, comparative enfoldigere, superlative (predicative) enfoldigst, superlative (attributive) enfoldigste)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From enfold + -ig. Compare German einfältig and Dutch eenvoudig.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enfoldig (neuter singular enfoldig, definite singular and plural enfoldige)
Usage notes[edit]
The meaning was originally "simple", "honest", corresponding to Latin simplex. Later the word gained a pejorative connotation, just like English simple.
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- einfaldig (Nynorsk)
References[edit]
- “enfoldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 137