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Etymology edit

Compound of ord +‎ karg.

Adjective edit

ordkarg (comparative mer ordkarg, superlative mest ordkarg)

  1. taciturn; terse, concise

Declension edit

Inflection of ordkarg
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ordkarg mer ordkarg mest ordkarg
Neuter singular ordkargt mer ordkargt mest ordkargt
Plural ordkarga mer ordkarga mest ordkarga
Masculine plural3 ordkarge mer ordkarga mest ordkarga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ordkarge mer ordkarge mest ordkarge
All ordkarga mer ordkarga mest ordkarga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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