merkelig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse merkiligr. Compare Swedish märklig, Danish mærkelig and Norwegian Nynorsk merkeleg.

Adjective

merkelig (neuter singular merkelig, definite singular and plural merkelige, comparative merkeligere, indefinite superlative merkeligst, definite superlative merkeligste)

1. remarkable, notable
2. strange, odd, peculiar
3. funny (peculiar)

Antonyms

• umerkelig

References

• “merkelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.