nogsamt

Swedish

Etymology

nog +‎ -sam, from Middle Low German nochsam (“sufficient”). Originally in the sense "sufficient", shift in sense influenced by noga, noggrann.

Adverb

nogsamt (not comparable)

thoroughly, overcarefully

Adjective

nogsamt

absolute indefinite neuter singular of nogsam.

References

nogsamt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
nogsamt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
nogsamt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
nog in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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