tidlig
Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to tid (“time”) + -lig. Partly from Old Norse tíðligr (“worldly”), tíðliga (“frequently”) and partly borrowed from Middle Low German tīdelīk, tīdeliken (“on time”). Compare also English tidely and German zeitlich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtˢiðli]
Adjective
tidlig (neuter tidligt, plural and definite singular attributive tidlige, comparative tidligere, superlative (predicative) tidligst, superlative (attributive) tidligste)
Adverb
tidlig
- early
- Jeg stod tidligt op i morges.
- I got up in the early morning.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse tíðligr and Middle Low German tidelik.
Adjective
tidlig (neuter singular tidlig, definite singular and plural tidlige, comparative tidligere, indefinite superlative tidligst, definite superlative tidligste)
- early
- Jeg stod opp tidlig om morgenen.
- I got up in the early morning.
Derived terms
See also
- tidleg (Nynorsk)
References
- “tidlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.