jævlig

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

jævle, jævleg (dialectal) (contaminated with suffix -leg)

Etymology edit

From jævel +‎ -ig.

Adjective edit

jævlig (indefinite singular jævlig, definite singular and plural jævlige, comparative jævligare, indefinite superlative jævligast, definite superlative jævligaste)

(vulgar) damn
(slightly vulgar) hellish, devilish

Adverb edit

jævlig

(vulgar, colloquial) used as an intensifier
Det var jævlig godt sagt!
That was damn well said!

References edit

“jævlig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.