jævlig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • jævle, jævleg (dialectal, contaminated with suffix -leg)

Etymology

From jævel +‎ -ig.

Adjective

jævlig (indefinite singular jævlig, definite singular and plural jævlige, comparative jævligare, indefinite superlative jævligast, definite superlative jævligaste)

  1. (vulgar) damn
  2. (slightly vulgar) hellish, devilish

Adverb

jævlig

  1. (vulgar, colloquial) used as an intensifier
    Det var jævlig godt sagt!
    That was damn well said!

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