lystelig

Danish

Etymology

lyst +‎ -e- +‎ -lig. From Old Danish lystælek, from Old Norse lystiligr. Compare Middle Low German lustichlik.

Adjective

lystelig (neuter lysteligt, plural and definite singular attributive lystelige)

1. (dated) cheerful, merry

Inflection

Inflection of lystelig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	lystelig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	lysteligt	—	—2
plural	lystelige	—	—2
definite attributive1	lystelige	—	—

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.

References

• “lystelig” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lystelig” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog