velig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse veill + -igr.

Adjective

velig (comparative veligare, superlative veligast)

1. (annoyingly) indecisive

Declension

Inflection of velig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	velig	veligare	veligast
neuter singular	veligt	veligare	veligast
plural	veliga	veligare	veligast
masculine plural2	velige	veligare	veligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	velige	veligare	veligaste
all	veliga	veligare	veligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• vela
• veling

Related terms

• vesäll

References

• velig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• velig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• velig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• velig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)