hederlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hēþerliker, equivalent to heder + -lig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hederlig (comparative hederligare, superlative hederligast)

1. honest, honorable, not corrupt
2. traditional and valued, good

   När datorerna lade av, fick vi ta till gamla hederliga skrivmaskiner

   When the computers went down, we had to resort to good ("honest") old-fashioned typewriters

Usage notes

reliable

Often used in the constructions gammal hederlig ("good old-fashioned") or vanlig, hederlig ("ordinary, reliable") if one wants to stress that it has been used, and tried, for a long time or by a lot of people, respectively.

Declension

Inflection of hederlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hederlig	hederligare	hederligast
neuter singular	hederligt	hederligare	hederligast
plural	hederliga	hederligare	hederligast
masculine plural2	hederlige	hederligare	hederligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hederlige	hederligare	hederligaste
all	hederliga	hederligare	hederligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• hederlighet
• ohederlig

Related terms

• heder
• hedersam

References

• hederlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hederlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)