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Nynorskordboka

tarveleg

adjective
Inflection table for this adjective
singularplural
masculine /
feminine
neuterdefinite form
tarvelegtarvelegtarvelegetarvelege
Inflection table for this adjective (comparative, superlative)
degrees of comparison
comparativesuperlative
indefinite form
superlative
definite form
tarvelegaretarvelegasttarvelegaste

Etymology

norrønt þarfligr ‘naudsynt’; av tarv

Senses and Example Sentences

  1. enkel, billig, fattigsleg
    Example
    • ein tarveleg barndom;
    • eit tarveleg rom;
    • den tarvelege kvardagen
    • brukt som adverb:
      • gå tarveleg kledd
  2. ussel, sjofel
    Example
    • tarveleg oppførsel
    • brukt som adverb:
      • det var tarveleg gjort