hederlig

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hēþerliker, equivalent to heder + -lig === Pronunciation === === Adjective === hederlig (comparative hederligare, superlative hederligast) honest, honorable, not corrupt traditional and valued, good ==== Usage notes ==== reliable Often used in the constructions gammal hederlig ("good old-fashioned") or vanlig, hederlig ("ordinary, reliable") if one wants to stress that it has been used, and tried, for a long time or by a lot of people, respectively. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hederlighet ohederlig ==== Related terms ==== heder hedersam === References === “hederlig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hederlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)