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sedlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish sidhliker. By surface analysis, sed ((implied good) custom) +‎ -lig (-ly). Cognate of Danish sædelig, German sittlich, Dutch zedelijk.

Adjective

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sedlig (comparative sedligare, superlative sedligast)

  1. moral, ethical
    Antonyms: osedlig, sedeslös

Declension

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Inflection of sedlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sedlig sedligare sedligast
neuter singular sedligt sedligare sedligast
plural sedliga sedligare sedligast
masculine plural2 sedlige sedligare sedligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sedlige sedligare sedligaste
all sedliga sedligare sedligaste

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.

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