forlige

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to for- (verbal prefix) +‎ lige (“equal”), borrowed from Middle Low German vorlīken (“to make equal, compare”), cognate with German vergleichen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrliːˀə/, [fʌˈliˀi]

Verb

forlige (past tense forligede, past participle forliget)

1. (transitive) to reconcile
2. (reflexive) to become reconciled

Conjugation

Conjugation of forlige

active passive present forliger forliges past forligede forligedes infinitive forlige forliges imperative forlig — participle present forligende past forliget (auxiliary verb have) gerund forligen

Derived terms

• forlig
• forligelig

References

• “forlige” in Den Danske Ordbog