yndig

Danish

Etymology

Adjective

yndig

lovely, charming, beautiful in a graceful way (often with connotations of femininity)
- (Can we date this quote?), “Danish national anthem”, performed by Adam Oehlenschläger:
  Der er et yndigt land, det står med brede bøge
  It is a lovely country, it stands with broad beech trees

Inflection

Inflection of yndig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	yndig	yndigere	yndigst²
Indefinite neuter singular	yndigt	yndigere	yndigst²
Plural	yndige	yndigere	yndigst²
Definite attributive¹	yndige	yndigere	yndigste
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

yndighed

References

“yndig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun ynde +‎ -ig.

Adjective

yndig (indefinite singular yndig, definite singular and plural yndige, comparative yndigere, indefinite superlative yndigst, definite superlative yndigste)

charming, graceful, lovely, gracious, delightful, sweet, cute

References

“yndig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun ynde +‎ -ig.

Adjective

yndig (indefinite singular yndig, definite singular and plural yndige, comparative yndigare, indefinite superlative yndigast, definite superlative yndigaste)

charming, graceful, lovely, gracious, delightful, sweet, cute

References

“yndig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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