mektig

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• mæktig (spelling used between ca. 1890-1930)
• megtig (rare old spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Danish mægtig, from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. Compare Swedish mäktig.

Adjective

mektig (indefinite singular mektig, definite singular and plural mektige, comparative mektigere, indefinite superlative mektigst, definite superlative mektigste)

1. mighty; powerful
2. vast; huge; enormous
3. rich
4. (geology) wide; thick; large

Derived terms

• allmektig
• pennen er mektigere enn sverdet

References

• “mektig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mektug, megtug, megtig (old spellings)

Etymology

From a late Old Norse mektugr, borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. Compare Swedish mäktig and Danish mægtig.

Adjective

mektig (indefinite singular mektig, definite singular and plural mektige, comparative mektigare, indefinite superlative mektigast, definite superlative mektigaste)

1. mighty; powerful
2. vast; huge; enormous
3. rich
4. (geology) wide; thick; large

Derived terms

• allmektig

References

• “mektig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.