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røslig

adjectiveadjektiv

burly, strapping, powerfully built

EtymologyOpphav

jamfør norrønt hrǿsniligr ‘skrytende’ compare Old Norse hrǿsniligr ‘boastful’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

stor (1)big, kraftig (1)powerfully built;
staut (II)handsome and upstanding
bigstor (1), powerfully builtkraftig (1);
handsome and upstandingstaut (II)
  • en røslig kar a burly fellow