merkeleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• merskle (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse merkiligr. Compare Swedish märklig, Danish mærkelig and Norwegian Bokmål merkelig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɛrk(ɛ)lɛ(ɡ)/
• IPA^(key): /mɛʂklɛ/ (Trøndelag)

Adjective

merkeleg (indefinite singular merkeleg, definite singular and plural merkelege, comparative merkelegare, indefinite superlative merkelegast, definite superlative merkelegaste)

1. strange

   Det var ein merkeleg stein.

   That was a strange rock.

Adverb

merkeleg

1. strangely, oddly

   Merkeleg nok gjekk det bra.

   Oddly enough, it went well.

References

• “merkeleg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.