velbegrunnet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From vel +‎ begrunnet

Adjective

velbegrunnet (neuter singular velbegrunnet, definite singular and plural velbegrunnede or velbegrunnete)

  1. well-founded, soundly based

Usage notes

Also spelt velgrunnet, but neither word is listed in the Bokmål Dictionary - velgrunna is listed in Nynorsk. Similar words are välgrundad (Swedish) and velbegrundet (Danish).

References

  • Einar Haugen: Norwegian English Dictionary.
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