aldrig
See also: åldrig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi, from aldr (“age”). Cognate with Icelandic aldrei, Norwegian Bokmål aldri, Norwegian Nynorsk aldri.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
aldrig
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From alder (“age”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective edit
aldrig (indefinite singular aldrig, definite singular and plural aldrige, comparative aldrigare, indefinite superlative aldrigast, definite superlative aldrigaste)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi. Cognate with Icelandic aldrei, Norwegian Bokmål aldri, Norwegian Nynorsk aldri and Danish aldrig.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
aldrig (not comparable)
- never
- Antonym: alltid
- Jag har aldrig sett det förr. ― I've never seen that before.
- Malin ljuger aldrig. ― Malin never lies.
- 1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri [verse 2]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:
- Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]
- Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]
Further reading edit
- aldrig in Svensk ordbok.