Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vīentlik, from vient + -lik, merged with Danish fjende and -lig, replacing Old Norse fjándligr. Compare Swedish fientlig, Norwegian Bokmål fiendtlig and Norwegian Nynorsk fiendtleg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfjend̥li], [ˈfjɛnd̥li]

Adjective

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fjendtlig (neuter fjendtligt, plural and definite singular attributive fjendtlige, comparative fjendtligere, superlative (predicative) fjendtligst, superlative (attributive) fjendtligste)

  1. hostile