sannerligen
Meaning
indeed, really; certainly
In Swedish: verkligen, minsann
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sannerligen in a sentence
- det är sannerligen ingenting att skratta åtit's certainly nothing to laugh about
- Du är sannerligen en hjälteYou are truly a hero
- Nu får det sannerligen vara nogEnough is enough
- Sannerligen säger jag eder: Vadhelst I haven gjort mot en av dessa mina minsta bröder, det haven I gjort mot mig.Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me. (Matthew 25:40)
Questions
What does sannerligen mean in English?
sannerligen means “indeed, really; certainly”.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish, corresponding to sannolik (“probable”) + -en (adverbial suffix).
Nearby common words
sannerligen is number 4,395 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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