meget

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish *mikit, neuter form of mikil, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méga-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meɡet/, [mɑːð̩ˠ]

Adjective

meget (comparative mere, superlative mest)

neuter singular of megen

Usage notes

Supplants in large part, especially in speech, the common form megen in all contexts:
så megen/meget vand -- that much water

See also

mange

Adverb

meget

very
much

References

meget” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish meget

Adverb

meget

very

See also

ovleg (Nynorsk)

References

“meget” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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