redlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish redheliker (“due; right; honest”), from Middle Low German redelik. Compare German redlich.

Adjective

redlig (comparative redligare, superlative redligast)

  1. honest
    Synonyms: redbar, hederlig, oförvitlig
    Antonym: oredlig

Declension

Inflection of redlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular redlig redligare redligast
neuter singular redligt redligare redligast
plural redliga redligare redligast
masculine plural2 redlige redligare redligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 redlige redligare redligaste
all redliga redligare redligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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