mektig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From a late Old Norse mektugr, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz.

Adjective

mektig (indefinite singular mektig, definite singular and plural mektige, comparative mektigere, indefinite superlative mektigst, definite superlative mektigste)

1. mighty; powerful
2. vast; huge; enormous
3. rich
4. (geology) wide; thick; large

Derived terms

• allmektig
• pennen er mektigere enn sverdet

References

• “mektig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From a late Old Norse mektugr, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz.

Adjective

mektig (indefinite singular mektig, definite singular and plural mektige, comparative mektigare, indefinite superlative mektigast, definite superlative mektigaste)

1. mighty; powerful
2. vast; huge; enormous
3. rich
4. (geology) wide; thick; large

Derived terms

• allmektig

References

• “mektig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.