fiendtlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German vīentlik, from vient + -lik, merged with Norwegian Bokmål fiende and -lig, keeping the sound -t- in the middle. Cognate with Swedish fientlig, Norwegian Nynorsk fiendtleg and Danish fjendtlig.

Adjective

fiendtlig (neuter singular fiendtlig, definite singular and plural fiendtlige)

1. enemy (noun modifier)
2. hostile

Derived terms

• fiendtlighet
• menneskefiendtlig

Related terms

• fiende
• fiendskap

References

• “fiendtlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.