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sedlig

“sedlig” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. moral, ethical

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish sidhliker. By surface analysis, sed (“(implied good) custom”) + -lig (“-ly”). Cognate of Danish sædelig, German sittlich, Dutch zedelijk.

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