barmhjertig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German barmhertich, originally a compound of arm (“poor”) + hert (“heart”) + -ich, from Proto-West Germanic *arm + *hertā + *-g, like German barmherzig, from Old High German armherz.
In both branches of German, we have b- from the verb vorbarmen, erbarmen (“have mercy”) (hence Danish forbarme). The adjective is a calque of Latin misericors, possibly under the influence of Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (armahairts).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
barmhjertig (neuter barmhjertigt, plural and definite singular attributive barmhjertige)
References edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German barmhertich.
Adjective edit
barmhjertig (neuter singular barmhjertig, definite singular and plural barmhjertige)
- merciful, kind, kind-hearted, compassionate
- en barmhjertig samaritan ― a Good Samaritan
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- miskunnsam (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “barmhjertig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.