visserligen

== Swedish == === Etymology === Partly from Old Swedish visselika, partly from Middle Low German wisseliken. The -r- is due to the analogical influence of adverbs like innerligen (“innerly”) and veterligen (“as far as one knows”). By surface analysis, viss (“certain”) +‎ -lig (adjectival suffix) +‎ -en (adverbial suffix). === Pronunciation === === Adverb === visserligen surely, certainly, admittedly Signals a concession and in the following clause a counterpoint usually headed by men (“but”), stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement. === Further reading === “visserligen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)