forlegen

Danish

Etymology

From German verlegen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʌˈlɑjˀən]

Adjective

forlegen (neuter forlegent, plural and definite singular attributive forlegne)

  1. embarrassed, abashed

Inflection

Inflection of forlegen
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular forlegen — —2
indefinite neuter singular forlegent — —2
plural forlegne — —2
definite attributive1 forlegne — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈle.jen/

Participle

forleġen

  1. past participle of forliċġan
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