lukkeleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • lykkeleg
  • løkkeleg, løkkele (dialectal)

Etymology

From lukke +‎ -leg, probably after Middle Low German.

Similar to Danish lykkelig and Swedish lycklig. Compare also Yiddish גליקלעך (gliklekh) and German glücklich.

Adjective

lukkeleg (indefinite singular lukkeleg, definite singular and plural lukkelege, comparative lukkelegare, indefinite superlative lukkelegast, definite superlative lukkelegaste)

  1. happy

Antonyms

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