alvorlig
Danish
/alvɔrli/
adj
Definitions
- serious (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)
- grave
- earnest
- grievous
- adverbial seriously, gravely, earnestly, severely, grievously, thoroughly
Etymology
Suffix from Danish alvor (seriousness) derived from Old Norse alvarligr.
Origin
Old Norse
alvarligr
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alvara Old Norse
- alvarligr Old Norse
- alvor Danish
- alvorsmand Danish
- alvorsord Danish
- bund Danish
- bundalvorlig Danish
- alvarliker Old Swedish