verdslig

Danish

Etymology

From verden (“world”) ‎ -lig. Compare Swedish världslig, English worldly, German weltlich. Calque of Latin saeculāris, from saeculum (“generation, age, this world”) ‎ -āris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯d̥sli]

Adjective

verdslig (neuter verdsligt, plural and definite singular attributive verdslige)

1. temporal, secular, worldly (of or relating to the material world)

References

• “verdslig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

verd (“world”) ‎ -lig, from Old Norse veraldligr

Adjective

verdslig (neuter singular verdslig, definite singular and plural verdslige)

1. worldly, secular

See also

• verdsleg (Nynorsk)

References

• “verdslig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.