redelig

Danish

Etymology

A mix of Middle Danish redheligh and Middle Low German redelik (“honest, suiting”).

Adjective

redelig (neuter redeligt, plural and definite singular attributive redelige)

1. honest, trustworthy, fair

Inflection

Inflection of redelig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	redelig	redeligere	redeligst2
indefinite neuter singular	redeligt	redeligere	redeligst2
plural	redelige	redeligere	redeligst2
definite attributive1	redelige	redeligere	redeligste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• redelighed
• uredelig

References

• “redelig” in Den Danske Ordbog