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lelijk.

ugly

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈleː.lək/[ˈleː.lək]Dutch, Southern[ˈleɪ̯.lək]Dutch, Northern

  1. ugly

    lelijk eendje
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch leetlijc, lelic. Equivalent to leed (“sorrow”) + -lijk (“-like”). Cognate with Old Saxon lēthlīk, Old High German leidlīh (but modern German leidlich (“tolerable”) is not directly related), Old Frisian lēthlik, Old English lāðlīc (Modern English loathly).

adv/ˈleː.lək/[ˈleː.lək]Dutch, Southern[ˈleɪ̯.lək]Dutch, Northern

  1. badly

    Hij heeft zich lelijk bezeerd.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch leetlijc, lelic. Equivalent to leed (“sorrow”) + -lijk (“-like”). Cognate with Old Saxon lēthlīk, Old High German leidlīh (but modern German leidlich (“tolerable”) is not directly related), Old Frisian lēthlik, Old English lāðlīc (Modern English loathly).

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