aldrig

From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi, from aldr (“age”). Cognate with Icelandic aldrei, Norwegian Bokmål aldri, Norwegian Nynorsk aldri.

• IPA^(key): /aldri/, [ˈɑld̥ʁi]

aldrig

1. never (at no time)

   Antonym: altid

   Emma lyver aldrig.

   Emma never lies.

From alder (“age”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

aldrig (indefinite singular aldrig, definite singular and plural aldrige, comparative aldrigare, indefinite superlative aldrigast, definite superlative aldrigaste)

1. elderly

From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi. Cognate with Icelandic aldrei, Norwegian Bokmål aldri, Norwegian Nynorsk aldri and Danish aldrig.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaldri(ɡ)/

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aldrig (not comparable)

1. never

   Antonym: alltid

   Jag har aldrig sett det förr. ― I've never seen that before.

   Malin ljuger aldrig. ― Malin never lies.

   • 1877, H. Aminson, “Folkvisor § Bergatrollets frieri [verse 2]”, in Bidrag Till Södermanlands Äldre Kulturhistoria, volume 1, Stockholm, page 22:

     Aldrig har det varit någon sadel uppå dem, […]

     Never has there been a saddle upon them, […]

• aldrig in Svensk ordbok.