evindelig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse æfinligr, an enlargement of earlier *æfinn from Proto-Germanic *aiwīnaz, cognate with Old High German ēwīn, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (aiweins). Derived from the noun *aiwaz (“age, eternity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /evenˀəli/, [eˈʋenˀn̩li]

Adjective

evindelig (neuter evindeligt, plural and definite singular attributive evindelige)

1. eternal, perpetual
2. incessant, continual

Adverb

evindelig

1. eternally, perpetually, incessantly

Derived terms

• evindelighed (“eternity”)

References

• “evindelig” in Den Danske Ordbog