likeså

Likeså is a historical Danish spelling of the adverb meaning "likewise" or "in the same way." It served as a sentence adverbial or connective used to relate a subsequent clause to something previously stated or to draw parallels between two statements. The form appears in older texts and is frequently encountered in Early Modern Danish (roughly 16th–18th centuries) and in 19th-century print. The orthography has varied, with forms likeså, ligeså, and ligesaa attested. Etymology traces to lig(e) meaning "like" and så meaning "so" in Danish.

In usage, likeså typically introduces a parallel assertion or agreement. In contemporary Danish, the expression is considered archaic; modern Danish favors "lige så" (two words) or other constructions such as "på samme måde" or "således" depending on context.

The term is of interest to studies of Danish language history and orthography; it appears in dictionaries of historical Danish and in editions of older literature. It can be encountered in legal, religious, and literary texts from earlier periods.

See also: ligeså, lige så, ligesaa.