UrsprungFrom Old Norse tíðligr and Middle Low German tidelik, related to tid.
- early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)
“Jag tog en tidig lunch idag, så jag har redan ätit.” — I took an early lunch today, so I've already eaten.
- early (arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time)
“Tidningsbudet var ovanligt tidigt idag - tidningen hade kommit redan innan jag vaknade.” — The paperboy was unusually early today - the newspaper had arrived already before I woke up.
- early (near the start or beginning)
“Goethe var en tidig romantiker.” — Goethe was an early romanticist.
“John tyckte egentligen om tidiga morgnar, men sov oftast igenom dem.” — John actually liked early mornings, but usually slept through them.
Formertidigare(comparative) · tidigast(superlative) · tidig(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · tidigare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · tidigast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · tidigt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · tidigare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · tidigast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · tidiga(indefinite, plural, positive) · tidigare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · tidigast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · tidige(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · tidigare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · tidigast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · tidige(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · tidigare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · tidigaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · tidiga(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · tidigare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · tidigaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)