vesentlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German wesenlich, wesentlich, and German wesentlich, also cognate to Danish væsentlig, Swedish väsentlig.

Adjective

vesentlig (indefinite singular vesentlig, definite singular and plural vesentlige, comparative vesentligere, indefinite plural vesentligst, definite superlative vesentligste)

1. essential
2. appreciable, considerable, significant, substantial

Adverb

vesentlig

1. significantly, substantially

See also

• vesentleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “vesentlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.