varlig

Norwegian Bokmål

varlig

From Old Swedish varliker, from var (“aware, attentive”), same word as the ware in English aware, + -liker (“-ly”).

varlig (comparative varligare, superlative varligast)

(somewhat dated) careful, cautious
Synonym: försiktig

Han är inte farlig, bara man är varlig. Men man kan dock, men man kan dock honom aldrig tro.
He is not dangerous, as long as you are careful. But you can however, but you can however, never believe him. (from the children's song Björnen sover)

Inflection of varlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	varlig	varligare	varligast
Neuter singular	varligt	varligare	varligast
Plural	varliga	varligare	varligast
Masculine plural³	varlige	varligare	varligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	varlige	varligare	varligaste
All	varliga	varligare	varligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

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