/²ruːlɪɡ/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish roliker (“calm, quiet”), from Old Norse róligr. Equivalent to ro + -lig. Cognate with Old Danish rowelig, rolic, Danish rolig (“calm, quiet”), Norwegian Bokmål rolig (“calm, quiet”), Norwegian Nynorsk roleg (“calm, quiet, steady”), Low German rauelik and German ruhig (“calm, quiet”). Compare the shift in meaning with roa (“amuse”), from ro (“peace, calm”).
- funny (amusing; comical), fun
“Han är så himla rolig” — He is so funny
“Att spela fotboll är roligt” — Playing football is fun
“Komedier är roliga” — Comedies are funny
- obsoletecalm, quiet, peaceful
Formerroligt(neuter) · roliga(definite, plural) · roligare(comparative) · roligast(superlative) · rolig(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · roligare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · roligast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · roligt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · roligare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · roligast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · roliga(indefinite, plural, positive) · roligare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · roligast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · rolige(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · roligare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · roligast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · rolige(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · roligare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · roligaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · roliga(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive)