salig
Meaning
delighted; happy; blessed; aplomb; deceased
In Swedish: frälst
Forms
| Basic form | salig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | saligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | saliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | saligare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | saligast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise salig
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salig in a sentence
- en salig hädanfärda happy departure from this life
- salig av lyckaoverwhelmed with joy
- min salig manmy poor dead husband
- en salig röraa complete mess
- en salig blandninga mishmash
Expressions
- en salig ("total") blandninga glorious ("total") mix
Questions
What does salig mean in English?
salig means “delighted, happy”.
Origin
From Middle Low German sä̂lich, older form of sêlich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg.
Nearby common words
salig is number 8,147 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,143antagen approved
- 8,144hologram hologram
- 8,145hån mockery, derision
- 8,146kryssning cruise
- 8,148klasskamrat classmate (person who attends or has attended the same class in school)
- 8,149lögnhals someone who tells lies; a liar
- 8,150reklamfilm advertisement (in the form of a video clip); commercial, video ad
- 8,151fascinera fascinate
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary