merkeleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

merskle (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse merkiligr. Compare Swedish märklig, Danish mærkelig and Norwegian Bokmål merkelig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²mɛrklɛ/, /²mɛrklɛɡ/
IPA^(key): /mɛʂklɛ/ (Trøndelag)

Adjective

merkeleg (indefinite singular merkeleg, definite singular and plural merkelege, comparative merkelegare, indefinite superlative merkelegast, definite superlative merkelegaste)

strange
Det var ein merkeleg stein.
That was a strange rock.

Adverb

merkeleg

strangely, oddly
Merkeleg nok gjekk det bra.
Oddly enough, it went well.

References

“merkeleg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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